Believing in conspiracy theories can trigger a ‘significant breakdown’ in romantic relationships, a study suggests. Researchers have found that obsession with conspiracies such as QAnon, Flat Earth and Covid vaccine misinformation can fundamentally change a person's behaviour. This leaves partners…[Continue Reading...]
Key points Several studies have demonstrated that AI chatbots can be trained to decrease conspiracy theory belief. However, other research has shown that AI chatbots can increase belief in conspiracy theories. The effects of LLMs on conspiracy beliefs matters less…[Continue Reading...]
Two studies conducted in Canada found that subliminally priming memories of a frustrated need for autonomy increases the likelihood that people will endorse a bogus conspiracy theory, be angered by it, and express willingness to disseminate it. The research was…[Continue Reading...]
Donald Trump gave the rightwing media provocateurs Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones a shoutout this week, calling them “Low IQs”, “stupid people”, and “LOSERS”. Jones hit back, saying Trump was “committing political suicide…[Continue Reading...]
For four years, Josh Owens was beside prolific MAGA podcaster Alex Jones, filming, traveling and editing video for InfoWars before he finally realized he was being manipulated by a volatile con artist. Speaking to Charlie Warzel for the "Galaxy Brain"…[Continue Reading...]
Una McCarron, whose husband Joe died last September, says he was brainwashed to believe Covid virus was a hoax. She made the comments in an exclusive interview in today’s Sunday Independent. When Joe McCarron lay dying from Covid-19 in Letterkenny…[Continue Reading...]
A former video editor and field producer for Alex Jones’s Infowars has said his work for the notorious conspiracy theorist was “nonsense” and “lies”, but he kept at it for four years in his 20s because the far-right media company’s…[Continue Reading...]
Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is ‘The Madness of Believing.’ He spoke with Dave Davies about…[Continue Reading...]
People who have a strong psychological need to find patterns and strict rules in their everyday lives are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. A recent study published in the journal Cognitive Processing revealed that this preference for rigid…[Continue Reading...]
The way people process information can be a strong predictor of whether they may be drawn to conspiracy theories, according to new research. Conspiracy theories often provide a clear, ordered version of events which make sense of a chaotic world,…[Continue Reading...]
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