You might know someone who thinks the Moon landing was faked or COVID-19 vaccines are full of microchips. Believers cling tenaciously to such conspiracy theories, which have little basis in reality, even when presented with contrary evidence.
These reductions were remarkably persistent, lasting up to 2 months, and appeared to work across a wide variety of theories. “The fact that it worked so well for so long is what stood out to me,” says Ethan Porter, a political scientist and disinformation researcher at George Washington University who wasn’t involved in the study.
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