We investigated laypersons' agreement with technical claims about the spread of the Sars-
CoV-2 virus and with claims about the risk from COVID-19 in the general public in Germany …

We investigated pandemic denial in the general public in Germany after the first wave of
COVID-19 in May 2020. Using latent class analysis, we compared patterns of disagreement …

Science may be failing to convince a significant number of people about COVID-19 scientific
facts and needed public health measures. Individual and social factors are behind believing …

This panel study in Austria in 2020 (N W1= 912, N W2= 511) explores distinct audience
segments regarding beliefs in misinformation, conspiracy, and evidence statements on …

The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to numerous new conspiracy theories related to the
virus. This study aimed to investigate a range of individual predictors of beliefs in COVID-19 …

Epistemically suspect beliefs, such as endorsement of conspiracy theories or
pseudoscientific claims, are widespread even among highly educated individuals. The …

Public opinion on COVID‐19 provides new empirical evidence for the debate on the
ideological contours of conspiracy theories. I report findings from a web survey in Greece …

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a global health crisis, so adherence to government
guidelines and public health advice is critical in reducing transmission rates. Despite this, it …

We conduct a survey on a large representative sample of Slovak population to examine the
role of analytic thinking, scientific reasoning, conspiracy mentality, and conspiracy beliefs in …

The Covid-19 pandemic was accompanied by a massive increase of the supply and
demand for pandemic-related information. Similarly, conspiracy theories about the origins …