Category Archives: Events

Internet prophecy cults 101: QAnon and his predecessors

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Mike Wood

<this post is a 100%, definitely real email I recently sent that I thought I’d share> FROM: mike@conspiracypsych.com TO: operations@soros.org SUBJECT: Re: advice pls Hi George, Thanks for your email. Flattered that you thought of me – of course I … Continue reading →

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Are You Serious?

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Rob Brotherton

I’ve posted here before about why measuring belief in conspiracy theories can be tricky. Recently I was invited to visit University of Cambridge’s Conspiracy and Democracy project and the issue of measuring belief came up again, particularly the question of … Continue reading →

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Childhood vaccinations: What is the role of conspiracy theorising?

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Daniel Jolley

On Wednesday 26th June 2013, I attended a thought-provoking symposium where international experts in psychology, anthropology and communication sciences came together to describe current trends in public attitudes towards childhood vaccination. The symposium accurately titled ‘Public engagement and risk communication … Continue reading →

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Bilderberg Fringe Festival 2013 special report

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Rob Brotherton

This year, for the first time, the secretive Bilderberg meeting was accompanied by an unofficial Bilderberg Fringe Festival. This consisted of three days of presentations on the alleged evils of Bilderberg, as well as general festivities, all in a field … Continue reading →

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A trip to the Bilderberg Fringe Festival

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Mike Wood

Last weekend Rob and I went to the Bilderberg Fringe Festival, a sort of combined protest / music festival organised around the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group. The Bilderbergers have been the subjects of many conspiracy theories, often involving … Continue reading →

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The psychology of conspiracy theories: CSRfm’s brain bites podcast, with Dan Jolley & Mike Wood

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Daniel Jolley

On Tuesday 11th December 2012, Mike and I recorded a radio interview for CSRfm‘s Brain Bites show, based on the psychology of conspiracy theories. You can listen to the podcast of the show here:

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The influence of conspiracy information: Beliefs & Intentions

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Daniel Jolley

Conspiracy theories are influential. Empirical work, both of my own and other scholars have indeed shown that this is the case. Whilst watching “Did we land on the moon” on channel 5 last night, I therefore wondered what influence this … Continue reading →

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