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While right-wingers are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than left-wingers, new findings suggest that this effect is weaker in countries with high corruption. Presumably, corrupt environments increase the plausibility of conspiracies so that all citizens are more likely to endorse them, regardless of their politics. ...
People who believe that the moon landings were faked, vaccines cause autism, and other conspiracy theories, just want to be unique, psychologists have revealed.
“It is too soon to say whether this delegitimization is permanent,” one scholar says.
A large study published in the journal Political Psychology suggests that the link between conspiracy belief and religiosity is rooted in cognitive similarities between the two beliefs. The overall findings suggest that people with higher conspiracy belief also tend to be more religious, and this is likely driven by overlapping ideological and political worldviews. ...
Conspiracy theories have circulated at all times, in all cultures, and among all populations.