The psychology behind conspiracy theories
From QAnon to Covid and climate change denial, it feels like conspiracy theories have been on the rise over the past few years, but are some of us more vulnerable to them than others?
In this second episode of our series exploring the nature of conspiracy theories, we look into the psychology behind conspiracy theories to try to understand why certain people are more easily drawn into them and what effect they have on our brains.
Video by Nic Davis, Victoria Hansen, Kristine Dueno & Michelle Fenn
Commissioning Editor: Camelia Sadeghzadeh
