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Are conspiracy theories on the rise in the US?

  • Written by Liberty Vittert, Professor of the Practice of Data Science, Washington University in St Louis
Conspiracy theories have been popular in the U.S. for decades.Motortion Films/Shutterstock.com

Have the internet and social media created a climate where Americans believe anything is possible? With headlinesciting now as the age of conspiracy, is it really true?

In a word, no.

While it may be true that the internet has allowed people who believe...

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