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Conspiracy Theorists Don't Realize They're On the Fringe
Wednesday July 23, 2025. 09:01 AM , from Slashdot
![]() The study examined beliefs about claims such as the Apollo Moon landings being faked and Princess Diana's death not being an accident. In one example, 8% of participants believed the Sandy Hook shooting was a false flag operation, but that group estimated 61% of people agreed with them. 'It might be one of the biggest false consensus effects that's been observed,' said co-author Gordon Pennycook, a psychologist at Cornell University. The findings suggest overconfidence serves as a primary driver of conspiracy beliefs. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/07/22/2259204/conspiracy-theorists-dont-realize-theyre-on-the-fri...
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