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David Duchovny Says ‘X-Files’ Creator “Foresaw” Conspiracy Culture Taking Over

Although the truth is out there, David Duchovny keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground these days.

The X-Files alum reflected on his time on the hit sci-fi series and how creator Chris Carter was “almost clairvoyant” in his depiction of the conspiracy culture that has taken over much of the country. Although he finds conspiracies to be “mostly just lazy thinking,” Duchovny doesn’t consider himself to be any more evidence-based than FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder. “So, he’s got his work cut out for him because we covered so much territory,” said Coogler on the On the Coast podcast, acknowledging that a modern update in which the characters investigate the paranormal would look different as “we’re steeped in conspiracies” today.

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