FeaturedPsychology·May 30, 2018·4 min readPredicting the Likelihood People Will Believe in Conspiracy TheoriesResearchers report people with high levels of confidence in their understanding of public policy are more likely to endorse political conspiracies, especially if they lack accurate knowledge of policy.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 3, 2018·5 min readHow Artificial Intelligence Can Detect, and Create, Fake NewsA new article reports artificial intelligence can be a useful tool in spotting fake news online, but it can also be used to generate misleading, seemingly credible, information.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 2, 2018·3 min readBelief in Conspiracy Theories Associated With Vaccine SkepticismA new study reveals people who strongly believe in conspiracy theories are more likely to hold anti-vaccine attitudes.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 18, 2017·5 min readReliance on ‘Gut Feelings’ Linked to Belief in Fake NewsAccording to a PLOS ONE study, political bias isn't all that helps shape how we perceive truth and news, trusting intuitions also plays a part.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 16, 2017·5 min readSocial Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial ThinkingResearchers report people who experience social exclusion are more likely to believe disinformation, fake news and conspiracies.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·May 24, 2016·3 min readSocial Network Conspiracy Theories About Zika Putting Vulnerable People at RiskA new study reports pseudoscientific claims and conspiracies spread through social networks refuting facts about the Zika virus and potential vaccines could potentially be putting the most vulnerable people at risk.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 1, 2015·4 min readConspiracy or Coincidence? Investigating Conspiracist ThinkingContrary to previous studies, researchers report they have found no evidence of a link between conspiracist thinking and perceptions of order or intent.Read More
