Americans who believe aliens have visited Earth are more likely than disbelievers to say that Joe Biden is not the legitimate winner of the 2020 presidential election.
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Computational methods could help identify conspiracy theories as they emerge.
Before pilot Charles Taylor and company mysteriously vanished in the Bermuda Triangle in 1945, Taylor had to be rescued from the Pacific Ocean twice.
When it comes to COVID-19 misinformation, not all nations are the same. Some are peddling a larger variety of myths than others - and each seems to have its own personal favourite.
QAnon conspiracists think Trump’s ‘secret war’ against an elite celebrity ‘deep state’ network will eventually lead to a day of reckoning where his opponents will fall.
From political ideologies, conspiracy theories or “reopen” protests, when faced with uncertainty, we seek reassurance in the face of mortality through efforts at containment.
Do recent lockdown protests indicate that Australia is on the path to Trump’s America? While we can currently rest easy, the problem requires careful consideration.
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19, such as those advanced in the video ‘Plandemic,’ tend to pull from the same playbook. Recognizing that can help keep you from falling for this kind of thinking.
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Research Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University
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Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Marketing, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society and Director, Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab, University of Cambridge
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PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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PhD candidate, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs, University of Central Florida
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Doctoral Candidate and Assistant Professor, Religious Studies, McMaster University
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Professor of Danish Literature and Culture, University of California, Berkeley
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Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
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Doctoral Researcher, The University of Western Australia
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Research Specialist, Princeton University
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Research Associate in Political Science, University of New Orleans
