Peter Thiel – the politics of misinformation

Peter Thiel, a German-American billionaire, co-founder of PayPal and first outside investor in Facebook, is combining his right-wing political activism with his tech talents. He is behind a new conservative ‘Dating app’, about to launch which sounds remarkably like an echo chamber for those who dislike the censorship of politically motivated misinformation.  He has been backing Republican candidates who traffic in Trump conspiracy theories and see themselves as rebels determined