False equivalencies: Online activism from left to right

D Freelon, A Marwick, D Kreiss - Science, 2020 - science.org
Digital media are critical for contemporary activism—even low-effort “clicktivism” is politically
consequential and contributes to offline participation. We argue that in the United States and …

[HTML][HTML] Psychological benefits of believing conspiracy theories

JW Van Prooijen - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Many people believe conspiracy theories, even though such beliefs are harmful to
themselves and their social environment. What is the appeal of conspiracy theories? In this …

The effects of unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud on confidence in elections

N Berlinski, M Doyle, AM Guess, G Levy… - Journal of …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Political elites sometimes seek to delegitimize election results using unsubstantiated claims
of fraud. Most recently, Donald Trump sought to overturn his loss in the 2020 US presidential …

The dark side of social movements: Social identity, non-conformity, and the lure of conspiracy theories

A Sternisko, A Cichocka, JJ Van Bavel - Current opinion in psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Conspiracy theories claim that a powerful group is secretly pursuing an evil
goal.•Conspiracy theories can foster anti-democratic social movements.•Conspiracy theories …

The COVID‐19 pandemic and the search for structure: Social media and conspiracy theories

BJ Dow, AL Johnson, CS Wang… - Social and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The study outlines a model for how the COVID‐19 pandemic has uniquely exacerbated the
propagation of conspiracy beliefs and subsequent harmful behaviors. The pandemic has led …

Conspiracy theories, election rigging, and support for democratic norms

B Albertson, K Guiler - Research & Politics, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Under what conditions does conspiratorial rhetoric about election rigging change attitudes?
We investigated this question using a survey experiment the day before and the morning of …

Who endorses conspiracy theories? A moderated mediation model of Chinese and international social media use, media skepticism, need for cognition, and COVID …

Y Su, DKL Lee, X Xiao, W Li, W Shu - Computers in Human Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, various conspiracy theories have been circulating through
social media platforms. Scholars have raised concerns about the negative ramifications of …

COVID-19 conspiracy theories and compliance with governmental restrictions: The mediating roles of anger, anxiety, and hope

L Peitz, F Lalot, K Douglas, R Sutton… - Journal of Pacific Rim …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ideal breeding ground for conspiracy theories. Yet,
different beliefs could have different implications for individuals' emotional responses, which …

Contemporary trends in psychological research on conspiracy beliefs. A systematic review

I Pilch, A Turska-Kawa, P Wardawy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The number of psychological studies on conspiracy beliefs has been
systematically growing for about a dozen years, but in recent years, the trend has intensified …

Stolen elections: How conspiracy beliefs during the 2020 American presidential elections changed over time

H Wang, JW van Prooijen - Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Conspiracy beliefs have been studied mostly through cross‐sectional designs. We
conducted a five‐wave longitudinal study (N= 376; two waves before and three waves after …