Meta-analytical evidence indicates the robust association between collective narcissism and
conspiracy theories is moderated by the content of conspiracy theories. Belief in …

In the last few years, especially after the Brexit referendum and the 2016 US elections, there
has been a surge in academic interest for misinformation and disinformation. Social …

Scholars and policy‐makers are increasingly concerned with the detrimental effects of
conspiracy theories. Yet, it remains unclear whether conspiracy beliefs actually pose a threat …

Critical thinking is of paramount importance in our society. People regularly assume that
critical thinking is a way to reduce conspiracy belief, although the relationship between …

Background The number of psychological studies on conspiracy beliefs has been
systematically growing for about a dozen years, but in recent years, the trend has intensified …

Although many psychological and sociological factors have been implicated in the
development of conspiracy theory (CT) beliefs, analytical thinking has been considered a …

There has been an increasing scholarly interest in the psychology behind conspiracy
theories, the belief that events in the world are brought about by the secret coordination of …

Conspiracy theories explain distressing events as malevolent actions by powerful groups.
Why do people believe in secret plots when other explanations are more probable? On the …

In recent years, several studies have found that conspiracy believers tend to be more
susceptible to cognitive biases (eg, conjunction fallacy, proportionality bias, agency …

Belief in conspiracy theories results from a combination of intuitive and deliberative cognitive
processes (van Prooijen, Klein, & Milošević Đorđević, 2020). We propose a novel construct …