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What causes people to believe conspiracy theories?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Jean-Bruno Renard
Jean-Bruno Renard*
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Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3
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Jean-Bruno Renard, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Route de Mende, 34000, Montpellier, France. Email: [email protected]
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Psychological and sociological approaches
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Diogenes , Volume 62 , Issue 3-4: Conspiracy Theories Today , November 2015 , pp. 71 - 80
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