An anti-lockdown protest in Trafalgar Sq., London, in August 2020
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Many individuals who reply to surveys saying that they consider in conspiracy theories most likely don’t assume they’re really true. Which means makes an attempt to evaluate the prevalence of those beliefs might be skewed.
Such surveys are the principle manner of gauging the pervasiveness of conspiracy theories, however they hardly ever ask respondents if their solutions are honest. Now, Robert Ross at Macquarie College in Sydney, Australia, and his colleagues have surveyed 1044 adults from across the nation, who they contacted through the market analysis firm YouGov.…
