TIP: On the above, you should note that not only the conspiracy theory itself, but the accounts of events and evidence that a conspiracy theorist rejects are both part of conspiracy thinking. If I have a theory that Micheal Jackson really left this planet to go back to mars in a spaceship...
The common thread through all these examples is the use of fear as a tool. When people are scared, they are more willing to accept government overreach. Whether the fear comes from terrorism, natural disasters, or disease, the result is the same: citizens trade liberty for the promise of s...
This conspiracy theory has a little kernel of truth at its core: bots account for around half of all internet traffic, research suggests. That said, there are definitely humans on the internet. The 9/11 Conspiracies A view of the fiery blasts on the twin towers from the 9/11 attack. (...
Such examples suggest conspiracy theories often come as auxiliary hypotheses even for non-Rowbothians. I take it that what makes someone a conspiracy theorist isn’t believing in a conspiratorial core hypothesis but in a conspiracy theory in general. At first glance, it’s natural to construe ...
The psychology of gang stalking, and the difference between conspiracy theory and delusion Posted onJune 11, 2016byMike Wood If you’ve spent enough time on the Internet (or read the New York Times yesterday), you might have come across the phenomenon of gang stalking – the alleged stalking...
The idea that the CIA would meddle in a sovereign nation, work to overthrow its government, and then influence public perception, is nothing new in 2017. And yet, despite years of revelations, regime-change wars and failed proxy governments, there is still a perception among the American peopl...
Ever hear the “theory” that the government abducted people against their will and experimented on them to study mind control techniques and mind-altering chemicals? Well, it isn’t a theory, it’s a documented fact. The US governmentdidrun just such a program, dubbed Project MKULTRA, and...
This paper analyzes the causes of bid-rigging with the conspiracy theory, points out that the decisive factors of bid-rigging are the income and the cost of it.The self-executing of the closet contract of the bid-rigging dependes on a reputation mechanism.The idea of restraining the bid-rig...
“perceived threat”, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A total of 363 adults from Cyprus were recruited via convenience and snowball sampling methods. The data were collected via an internet-based questionnaire that examined participants’ belief in 17 conspiracy theory statements, trust in science ...
In insolation, believing that the moon landing conspiracy theory is a hoax may have limited consequences; however, we know that people who believe in one conspiracy are very likely to subscribe tomultipleconspiracy theories. The belief in the moon landing conspiracy may go on to promote the belie...