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Being smart won’t protect you from falling down conspiracy rabbit holes.
We’ve spent ages learning about the people who think they’ve come from another planet, so you don’t have to.
Conspiracy beliefs can be motivators for actual or attempted violence against specific people, places, and organisations. What should, and shouldn’t, police do to counter them?
The new ‘docuseries’ makes grand claims about our ice age ancestors. Here’s why you should proceed with caution.
One in seven respondents believed the victims of the Manchester terrorist attack were ‘crisis actors’.
Conspiracy theories help people make sense of chaos and tragedy by finding a ‘reason’ behind the coincidences.
Overcoming conspiracy theories isn’t just about information. A scholar of religion explains that the emotions they inspire are part of their appeal.
Google, Facebook, TikTok and Twitter have all agreed to a voluntary code of conduct targeting misinformation. But the only real commitment is to appear as though they’re taking action.
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Reader in Applied Cognitive Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Cognitive and Parapsychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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PhD candidate, School of English, University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in Policing and Emergency Management, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
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Marie-Sklowdowska Curie Research Fellow, School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer, Arts and Communication, University of Canberra, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Huddersfield
