Learning to spot the language of conspiracy theories is a key skill for navigating digital media. While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government intelligence, unidentified flying objects, anti-vaccination, COVID-19, and more, conspiracy theories have existed…[Continue Reading...]
A prominent explanation for this is that conspiracy beliefs serve underlying psychological needs. These include providing answers when things are unclear or uncertain, providing a sense of control by identifying a powerful group to take action against, and for social…[Continue Reading...]
New research published in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology identifies specific psychological traits associated with a tendency to believe in conspiracy theories. The findings suggest that individuals who perceive the world as fundamentally unjust and those who struggle with uncertain…[Continue Reading...]
Whenever there’s a big national news event, a national news event that affects Sedona and the Verde Valley or a news item that’s hard to explain in simple terms, conspiracy theories are bound to follow. These theories are compounded in…[Continue Reading...]
Someone I know became a conspiracy theorist seemingly overnight. It was during the pandemic, and out of nowhere, they suddenly started posting daily on Facebook about the dangers of covid vaccines and masks, warning of an attempt to control us…[Continue Reading...]
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal by Austin conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of a lower court judge’s ruling requiring him to pay $1.4 billion in damages to families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary…[Continue Reading...]
Thousands of people around the world woke up two weeks ago with the hope that it would be their last day on Earth. The "Rapture" theory, proposed by a South African pastor, claimed that Jesus would return to Earth on…[Continue Reading...]
Agrowing body of research suggests that people are drawn into conspiracy theories not because they are gullible or irrational, but because of a powerful social force: community. A new five-year ethnographic study by researchers from the University of Bath and…[Continue Reading...]
Nearly 13 years after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six adults dead, the far-right media empire that falsely claimed it was a hoax may finally be headed for a sale. On Wednesday,…[Continue Reading...]
A new study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology provides evidence that believing in one conspiracy theory can slightly increase the likelihood of believing in others over time. While the effects were small, the findings support a long-standing…[Continue Reading...]
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