Do Real and Invented Scandals Fuel Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories?
Abstract: Introduction: Conspiracy believers often claim that they believe in conspiracy theories not on irrational grounds, as scholars often argue, but because of the real scandals and real conspiracies that have occurred in history. Methods: We tested whether reminding people of real scandals in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hogrefe Publishing Group
2023-08-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Psychology Open |
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| Online Access: | https://econtent.hogrefe.com/doi/10.1024/2673-8627/a000034 |