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Something's going on here: Building a comprehensive profile of conspiracy thinkers

  • Written by Joshua Hart, Associate Professor of Psychology, Union College
A man holding a Q sign, a reference to a conspiracy theory group, waits to enter a campaign rally with President Trump, Aug. 2, 2018, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.AP/Matt Rourke

Here’s a theory: President Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Here’s another: Climate change is a hoax. Here’s one more: The “deep state”...

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