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How poor sleep could fuel belief in conspiracy theories

by Daniel Jolley and Iwan Dinnick for the Conversation.

Conspiracy theories captivate the imagination. They offer simple explanations for complex events, often involving secret plots by powerful groups. From the belief that the moon landing was faked to claims of election fraud, conspiracy theories shape public opinion and influence behaviour.

Research has explored cognitive biases, social influence

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Average rating: 3.86 · 1,610 ratings · 206 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories 3.87 avg rating — 1,512 ratings — published 2015 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bad News: Why We Fall for Fake News and Alternative Facts 3.61 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“With rare exception, almost every study that has looked at the relationships between beliefs in different conspiracy theories has found these kinds of correlations. Americans who believe that their government is hiding aliens at Area 51 are more likely to think vaccines are unsafe. Londoners who suspect a conspiracy was behind the July 7, 2005, bombings on the London Underground are more likely to suspect that the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. was the result of conspiracy by the U.S. government. Austrians who believe there was a conspiracy behind a well-known crime, the kidnapping of Natascha Kampusch, are more likely to believe that AIDS was manufactured by the U.S. government. Germans who believe the Apollo moon landings were faked are more likely to believe that the New World Order is planning to take over. Visitors of climate science blogs who think climate change is a hoax are more likely to think that Princess Diana got whacked by the British royal family.”
― Rob Brotherton, Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories

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“Consider again the research showing that, in the United States, racial minorities are generally more accepting of conspiracy theories as compared to Caucasians.”
― Rob Brotherton, Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories

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“According to the BBC, more than sixty polio workers, or their drivers or guards, have been murdered in Pakistan since 2012. (The CIA, it’s worth pointing out, inadvertently fanned the flames of distrust by setting up a fake vaccination program in Abbottabad in 2011, as part of an effort to confirm Osama Bin Laden’s whereabouts by having vaccine workers surreptitiously collect DNA samples from Bin Laden’s family members. When the stunningly misguided plan came to light, it put every vaccine worker in the country under suspicion.)”
― Rob Brotherton, Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories

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