Scholarly efforts to understand conspiracy theories have grown significantly in recent years,
and there is now a broad and interdisciplinary literature. In reviewing this body of work, we …

Following the 2016 US presidential election, many have expressed concern about the
effects of false stories (“fake news”), circulated largely through social media. We discuss the …

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? This study breaks from much previous
research and attempts to explain conspiratorial beliefs with traditional theories of opinion …

Citizens are frequently misinformed about political issues and candidates but the
circumstances under which inaccurate beliefs emerge are not fully understood. This …

Belief in electoral fraud has received heightened attention due to elite rhetoric and
controversial voter identification (ID) laws. Using a two-wave national survey administered …

Beliefs in conspiracy theories have attracted significant international media attention in
recent years. This phenomenon has been studied in the US but while anecdotal evidence …

Much recent literature has examined the correlates of anti-vaccination beliefs, without
specifying the mechanism that creates adherence to these debunked ideas. We posit that …

This chapter aims to address conspiracy theorising across cultural contexts. It provides the
only cross-nationally-representative data focusing on conspiracy theories currently …

Names: Berinsky, Adam J., 1970–author. Title: Po liti cal rumors: why we accept
misinformation and how to fight it/Adam J. Berinsky. Description: Prince ton, New Jersey …

Recently, the literature has devoted increasing attention to beliefs in conspiracy theories.
Among various aspects of the phenomenon, it was found that conspiratorial attitudes are …