Deep Fakebook and Flat Earths: Does social media consumption drive belief in conspiracy theories?

• In Event: Conspiracies, Misinformation, Polarization, Populism, and Platforms

Brief Overview

Does increased social media consumption correlate to beliefs in political conspiracies? Through various data sources, I test whether there is a connection between amount and type of social media consumption with belief in political conspiracies.

Author

• Katie Marie Glenn, University of Colorado Boulder