What do you guys think causes this phenomenon? Study: "Fact-based counterarguments to conspiracy beliefs DO NOT WORK"

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This "research" is predicated on the notion that the conspiracy beliefs are "unfounded conspiracies".

[–]Site_rly_sux[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well in the case of the studies, yes, the researchers did have the facts available to them.

If the participants had come to believe a fake non-factual conspiracy theory then it's correct to call them "unfounded conspiracies"