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Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories
11 minutes Posted Jun 14, 2023 at 1:35 pm.
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New research from Kings College London shows that the United Kingdom has a lot more conspiracy theorists than we thought.
It showed that a third of the population believe the cost-of-living crisis is a way to control the population, and a quarter believe Covid-19 is a hoax. How do these conspiracy theories spread, and why are people believing them?
Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiarity in Trinity College Dublin joined Sean to discuss..