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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Research Professor of Social Psychology, Louisiana State University
Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewingWhen people spread lies online, they may know they're sharing falsehoods.Timucin Taka/500 px via Getty Images

There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies...

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