What makes a conspiracy theorist? Is it poor education, an overactive imagination, a tinfoil hat? According to one recent study, it isn’t any of that stuff, but instead something psychologically ...

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Individuals on the political right are more vulnerable to conspiracy theories than those on the left, according to a new study. This is the conclusion of psychologist Julia Aspernäs of Sweden's ...

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Erika Kirk has one word for Candace Owens, who has been peddling conspiracy theories about her late husband, Charlie Kirk: "Stop." In a town hall, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss asked Charlie ...

The premiere of the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” is nearly upon us. This means that, among other things, fans are nearly running wild with speculation about what may or may not ...

This research was funded by the Australian Research Council through the Australian Laureate Fellowship project Determining the Drivers and Dynamics of Partisanship and Polarisation in Online Public ...

Stranger Things 5 is almost here and fans are furiously heading to social media sites to chat with each other about what they think will happen? Who will die in this final season? What shocking truths ...

The Super Mario Bros. series has been inspiring generations of gamers for decades, and fans have come up with some pretty wild ideas about what’s going on under the surface of the series. For the most ...

Every day, physicians and therapists work to keep their patients safe. Medical rumors, misinformation, and an online web of disreputable sources aren’t making their jobs any easier. As anyone who has ...

Conspiracy theories exploded online in the hours and days after Charlie Kirk’s murder. WIRED reporter David Gilbert hosts a discussion Nina Jankowics, author of “How To Lose The Information War” and ...