Exposure to conspiracy theories fuels bigoted attitudes
https://www.psypost.org/2019/04/brief-exposure-to-conspiracy-theories-fuel-bigoted-attitudes-that-are-transferred-across-groups-53576 Reading the pro-conspiracy information appeared to increase prejudice in general. Participants who read information supporting conspiracy theories against Jews also showed increases in prejudicial attitudes towards Americans, Arabs, the elderly, poor people, and people on social benefits. “In our study, we found that exposure to conspiracy theories about differentContinue Reading