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Why do people believe conspiracy theories?

2024-01-31 20:18:18, Kuriozitete CNA

Why do people believe conspiracy theories?

From fears that vaccines contain small electronic devices (electrical microcircuits), to election manipulation, conspiracy theories are popping up everywhere.

However, polls over the decades have shown that belief in conspiracy theories is not something new, but a fairly common phenomenon.

Psychologists say that conspiracy theories survive because people have a basic need to explain the world around them.

When something challenges their ability to understand, they sometimes fill in the blanks with what they assume would be the best answer on the case. Or in times of uncertainty, they listen and look for those voices that claim to know something about what is going on, and this seems to offer them some peace of mind.

This also applies to vaccines and the conspiracy theories spread around them. They gained a lot of traction at a particularly uncertain and scary time, during the lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

These theories can make those who believe them feel like they have inside information about what is really going on, even if this is not supported by facts.

The Internet has made it much easier to find and spread these lies. Many online sites and celebrities have embraced conspiracy theories in order to attract audiences.

And in the conditions when there is a lot of information on the Internet, it is difficult to know what and who to trust./ VOA





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