Paths to False Beliefs: Ignorance, Partisan Motivation, and Conspiracy Mentality

• In Event: The Psychology of Conspiracy Beliefs

Brief Overview

We suggest a method for classifying false political information and examine the individual differences in psychological predispositions regarding conspiracy-theory beliefs.

Authors

• Seonghui Lee, University of Essex

• Akitaka Matsuo, London School of Economics and Political Science

• David James Hendry, London School of Economics and Political Science