Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories – and How Psychology Explains It

Is It All a Lie? Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories – and How Psychology Explains It.

From Aliens to 5G, discover how psychology can help us understand why people fall for different conspiracies.

Dr Mioara Cristea is an Associate Professor of Social Psychology at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. She is a researcher who currently studies why people believe in conspiracy theories and how these beliefs can affect society. Her work explores how misinformation spreads, why some groups get unfairly blamed during crises, and how extreme political views shape our thinking.

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