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How do some people get hooked into believing conspiracy theories?

The Scoot Show with Scoot
The Scoot Show with Scoot
Episode • Apr 11 • 16m
Conspiracy theories are everywhere these days. We all know the biggest ones in the world of news and politics right now—but there also are a lot of bogus ideas and rumors out there that don't have anything to do with politics. Why do we keep falling for these? How can we be sure that we're not being played for suckers? Colleen Sinclair, Psychologist & Associate Professor of Research at the Social Research & Evaluation Center of LSU, joins Ian Hoch to talk about why people find conspiracy theories so compelling.

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