Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories and the Consequences on Society
This page offers explanations as to why we and others are susceptible to believing conspiracy theories, why they endure, and the impacts these beliefs may have on us as a society
Skeptic on who believes, why, and how to test conspiracy theories
Points on why influence matters in the spread of misinformation
Psychology Today offers an analysis of the psychological nature and social consequences of belief and exposure to conspiracy theories
BBC article examines why conspiracy theories are so popular
Science Daily explores how certain personality traits and cognitive styles are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories.
Live Science covers traits and predictors that followers of conspiracy theories may have
Time offers its take on why many people believe in conspiracy theories
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Wired offers the following video to explain falsifiability
and the difficulties in disproving conspiracy theories |
NYT on how conspiracy theories shape art
NPR aricle and audio on how conspiracy theories helped to create the U.S.
PBS on how conspiracy theories must be addressed to counter extremist groups
Al Jazeera offers a look at the consequences conspiracy theories have in the world
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PBS examines conspiracy theories, their criteria,
and our ability to believe and disprove them in the video below |