The Government is Hiding the Truth and Plotting: Explaining Latino/a Belief in Conspiracy Theories

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Brief Overview

Using a nationally representative sample, the findings of this paper demonstrate that country of origin, gender, and educational attainment interactively impact the likeliness of Latino/a Americans harboring conspiracy beliefs.

Authors

• Gunes Murat Murat Tezcur, Arizona State University

• Kenicia Wright, Arizona State University

• Jordin Tafoya, Arizona State University

• Maren Julia Mainx, University of Central Florida