Someone Is Out There, Plotting: The Role of Conspiracy Mindset and Elite Cues in Fostering Conspiracy Beliefs

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Brief Overview

The experiment tests the effect of elite cues on conspiracy thinking. The participants are given partisan conspiracy narratives before reporting their belief in conspiracies. We expect elite cues to be the strongest predictor of conspiracy beliefs.

Authors

• Miroslav Shapovalov, University of Central Florida

• Lea Faure, University of Central Florida

• Kayla Rivera

• Mohammed Al Awwad

• Gunes Murat Tezcur, University of Central Florida