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COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories in Slovenia
Studia Mythologica Slavica, 2022 The article discusses conspiracy theories concerned with the global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia based on material collected from the Internet and during fieldwork.
Kristina Radomirović Maček +1 more
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Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories and the Need for Cognitive Closure
Frontiers in Psychology, 2013 An important component of conspiracy theories is how they influence, and are influenced by, the evaluation of potential evidence. Some individuals may be more open minded regarding certain explanations for events whereas others may seek closure and thus ...
Patrick John LEMAN, Marco eCinnirella
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SDÜ Vizyoner Dergisi, 2023 The main purpose of the study is to determine the level of Turkish university students' belief in the COVID-19 conspiracy theories. The study involves 676 university students from 52 cities in Turkey who are 18 to 36 years old (M = 22.21 years, SD = 2.65)
Ender Akyol, Abdullah Atli
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Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Trust: The Moderating Role of Political Communication
Politics and Governance, 2022 A plentitude of research has analyzed citizens’ belief in conspiracy theories and its individual‐level correlates. Yet, the effects of (political) context factors on the causes and effects of individual belief in conspiracy theories are still neglected ...
Bernd Schlipphak +2 more
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Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories [PDF]
, 2014 The most minimal conception of what counts as a ‘conspiracy theory’ is that it is a theory about a conspiracy: conspiracy theories posit that some conspiracy explains the occurrence of an event. For example, some people believe that there exists a shadow world government, made up of political elites, organisations like the Freemasons, and dynastic ...
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The Eye in the Triangle and the Thing Itself. A Phenomenology of Conspiracy Theories [PDF]
PhainomenaConspiracy theories are frequently researched while trying to figure out, which conspiracy theories are false, and which might be possibly true, which means the concept of conspiracy theory itself gets lost and muddled.
Alfredas Buiko
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Medien & Kommunikationswissenschaft, 2023 The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to an “infodemic” characterized by the widespread dissemination of conspiracy theories and calls for resistance against measures to combat the virus.
Leyla Dogruel +3 more
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Conspiracy Theories: A Public Health Concern and How to Address It
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was characterized by a significant increase in the endorsement of conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are narratives that can enable and accentuate distrust toward health professionals and authorities.
Marie-Jeanne Leonard +1 more
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The effects of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on vaccination intentions.
PLoS ONE, 2014 The current studies investigated the potential impact of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and exposure to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, on vaccination intentions. In Study 1, British parents completed a questionnaire measuring beliefs in anti-vaccine
Daniel Jolley, Karen M Douglas
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Automation and Remote Control, 2020 Author introduces new model based on correlated extension of normal form games, aiming to describe player behavior in environments that allow information asymmetry arising from different capabilities to privately coordinate strategies.
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