A large-scale project involving over 100,000 people from 26 countries concluded that conspiracy mentality was associated with extreme left- and right-wing beliefs, and that this effect was stronger among voters of opposition parties (i.e., voters deprived of political control). This research was published in Nature Human Behavior. Conspiracy theories are defined “as beliefs that a group of actors are colluding in secret to reach a malevolent goal are common across times, cultures and populations”, and surge online during major events. Belief in one conspiracy theory is predictive of others. ‘C…
