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Are conspiracy theories on the rise in the US?

  • Written by Liberty Vittert, Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St Louis
Are conspiracy theories on the rise in the US?Conspiracy theories have been popular in the U.S. for decades.Motortion Films/Shutterstock.com

Have the internet and social media created a climate where Americans believe anything is possible? With headlinesciting now as the age of conspiracy, is it really true?

In a word, no.

While it may be true that the internet has allowed people who believe...

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