Believe It or Not – No Support for an Effect of Providing Explanatory or Threat-Related Information on Conspiracy Theories’ Credibility
Past research suggests that certain content features of conspiracy theories may foster their credibility. In two experimental studies ('N' = 293), we examined whether conspiracy theories that explicitly offer a broad explanation for the respective phenomena and/or identify a potential thre...
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Main Authors: | Marcel Meuer, Aileen Oeberst, Roland Imhoff |
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Language: | EN FR |
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Ubiquity Press
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/e2dc4650a19b404f83e71d7b7f8b6a42 |
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