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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2021

Dolores Albarracin ,
Julia Albarracin ,
Man-pui Sally Chan  and
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Dolores Albarracin
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Julia Albarracin
Affiliation:
Western Illinois University
Man-pui Sally Chan
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania
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Creating Conspiracy Beliefs
How Our Thoughts Are Shaped
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