[HTML][HTML] Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review

V Van Mulukom, LJ Pummerer, S Alper, H Bai… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories can have severe consequences; it is
therefore crucial to understand this phenomenon, in its similarities with general conspiracy …

Predictors of attitudes and adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines in Western countries: a rapid review of the emerging literature

C Moran, DJT Campbell, TS Campbell… - Journal of Public …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical distancing, wearing face masks and hand hygiene are evidence-
based methods to protect the public from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection …

Beliefs in conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19: Comparative perspectives on the role of anxiety, depression and exposure to and trust in …

D De Coninck, T Frissen, K Matthijs… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
While COVID-19 spreads aggressively and rapidly across the globe, many societies have
also witnessed the spread of other viral phenomena like misinformation, conspiracy …

A framework for understanding reasoning errors: From fake news to climate change and beyond

G Pennycook - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans have the capacity, but perhaps not always the willingness, for great intelligence.
From global warming to the spread of misinformation and beyond, our species is facing …

Misinformation about COVID-19: evidence for differential latent profiles and a strong association with trust in science

J Agley, Y Xiao - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been mirrored
by diffusion of misinformation and conspiracy theories about its origins (such as 5G cellular …

The ephemeral effects of fact-checks on COVID-19 misperceptions in the United States, Great Britain and Canada

JM Carey, AM Guess, PJ Loewen, E Merkley… - Nature Human …, 2022 - nature.com
Widespread misperceptions about COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus threaten to
exacerbate the severity of the pandemic. We conducted preregistered survey experiments in …

Elite party cues increase vaccination intentions among Republicans

SL Pink, J Chu, JN Druckman… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic requires motivating the vast majority of Americans to
get vaccinated. However, vaccination rates have become politically polarized, and a …

Irrational beliefs differentially predict adherence to guidelines and pseudoscientific practices during the COVID‐19 pandemic

P Teovanović, P Lukić, Z Zupan, A Lazić… - Applied Cognitive …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the coronavirus “infodemic,” people are exposed to official recommendations but also to
potentially dangerous pseudoscientific advice claimed to protect against COVID‐19. We …

Do COVID-19 conspiracy theory beliefs form a monological belief system?

JM Miller - Canadian Journal of Political Science/Revue …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Along with criticisms of the US government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
disruptions to home, work, and school life resulting from social distancing orders …

Understanding and combatting misinformation across 16 countries on six continents

AA Arechar, J Allen, AJ Berinsky, R Cole… - Nature Human …, 2023 - nature.com
The spread of misinformation online is a global problem that requires global solutions. To
that end, we conducted an experiment in 16 countries across 6 continents (N= 34,286; …