From the moon landing to JFK鈥檚 assassination to the death of Elvis, conspiracy theories have always been with us in some form or another.
However, in recent years social media and political polarization have helped them to spread faster than the coronavirus.
We鈥檒l take a look at where conspiracy theories come from and why people are so willing to believe misinformation.
Guests:
- Sander van der Linden, professor of social psychology at the
- Shawn Walker, assistant professor at
- Geoff Dancy, associate professor of political science at
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