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University College London: Both Mistrust and Credulity Linked to Believing Conspiracies
December 06, 2024
LONDON, England, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news:

People who are either too trusting or too mistrustful are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and ascribe to vaccine hesitancy, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

The research, published in PLOS Global Public Health, also found that people who are highly credulous are less capable of recognising fake news.

To examine the role of epistemic trust - a term us . . .

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