Anyone who talks to conspiracy theorists knows that they’re never short on details, or at least “alternative facts.” They have...
When it comes to predicting conspiracy beliefs, much of the literature focuses on political partisanship. But new research published in American...
A new study published in Social Psychology investigated if there was a relationship between workplace bullying and belief in conspiracy...
Studies of North Macedonians immediately after their country was renamed and of U.S. residents affected by a series of tornadoes...
The fact that many people hold conspiracy theory beliefs was brought into the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic, which raises...
Researchers compared historical data to results of current opinion polls and found no evidence that the percentage of people who...
The outcome of an election can influence voters’ conspiracy beliefs, according to study findings published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology....
New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that voters in Georgia who embraced...
While right-wingers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than left-wingers, new findings suggest that this effect is weaker...
Research on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown an increase in depressive symptoms and anxiety. The pandemic has...
New findings published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology indicates that economic inequality increases susceptibility to belief in conspiracy...
A study published in Political Behavior examined large data sets from both the United States and 20 countries spanning 6...
New research published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology suggests that a tendency to readily believe conspiracy theories coincides with a general...
Why are some people so quick to believe dubious claims over well-established science? A study published in Personality and Individual...
Human cognition is now so intertwined the internet, a knowledge-sharing system that can be accessed any time anywhere, that the...
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