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197 - Conspiratorial Thinking

You Are Not So Smart

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The Evolution of Conspiracy Theories

Yuzinski: Conspiracy theories can be plotted onto a grid. On one axis, the theories correspond to the partisanship of the believers. When the right is in power, the conspiracies that bubble to the surface tend to be about corporations and the wealthy,. And when a Democrat was president, it switched so that then the accusations were focusing on the left.

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