New research digs into the combating of conspiracy theories during a pandemic The new findings provide a contrasting standpoint to prior studies that have linked conspiratorial thinking to high levels of narcissism. November 10, 2020November 11, 2020 Society
25 percent of Americans speculate that the COVID-19 pandemic was intentionally planned 25 percent of American respondents are in accordance with the conspiratorial belief that the re-emergence of the coronavirus was intentionally planned, a survey finds. July 24, 2020July 25, 2020 Society
General public may exhibit more non-normative political roles if conformed to conspiracy beliefs The new findings were included in the peer-reviewed journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. March 1, 2020April 3, 2020 Society
A Cerebral Anatomization of Conspiratorial Beliefs A comprehensive look at conspiratorial thinking processes. January 27, 2020March 20, 2020 Opinion
A study examines the use of social media to spread or debunk conspiracy theories "Though conspiracy theories are nothing new, the advent of social media has created a conduit for more rapid spread of these rumors." September 11, 2018July 23, 2019 Cyber
Researchers shed light on how conspiracy theories spread online Researchers used public online comments from the r/conspiracy forum on Reddit. April 2, 2018 Cyber