When a conspiracy theory goes mainstream, people feel more positive toward conspiracy theorists
This paper uses an experiment and a follow-up survey immediately before and after the publicly revealed results of the Department of Defense’s 2021 report on unidentified flying object (UFO) origins to test how public opinion changes when government leaders across the political spectrum take an issu...
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| Main Author: | Curtis Bram |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Research & Politics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680211067640 |
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