Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories?

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The internet seems to contain a dizzying array of conspiracy theories, which range from the almost credible to the frankly paranoid and bizarre. Some are harmless, like the Lunar Landing classic, or even funny, like the Flat Earth theory. Others, like the misinformation concerning vaccines, are seriously dangerous, so dangerous in fact that children die as a result. The WHO estimates that over 100,000 children died of measles worldwide in 2023 , most of them unvaccinated. Many would have missed the vaccine because of poor access to healthcare in poor areas, but vaccine hesitancy has been a key factor in developed countries in recent years. The BBC reports that, according to data released by Johns Hopkins University, there were nearl