September 5, 2025Open Access

Dispelling the fog of conspiracy: experimental manipulations, individual difference factors and the tendency to endorse conspiracy explanations

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Conspiracy explanations decreased following anti-conspiracy interventions despite a saturated conspiracy environment.
Participants showed no difference in conspiracy beliefs between neutral and conspiracy information conditions.
Measures included sociopolitical behaviour, institutional trust, and individual differences in conspiracy mentality.
Further research is needed to explore effective interventions against conspiracy beliefs and their societal impacts.

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Experimental manipulations reveal effects on conspiracy explanations in individuals, highlighting the role of anti-conspiracy information.

Šrol et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Experimental manipulations reveal effects on conspiracy explanations in individuals, highlighting the role of anti-conspiracy information.