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Conspiracy theories are dangerous even if very few people believe them

  • Written by Keith Raymond Harris, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy, Ruhr University Bochum
Conspiracy theories are dangerous even if very few people believe themLies don't have to spread far to cause problems.numismarty/iStock/Getty Images Plus

There is an open question among pundits and researchers: Do more Americansbelieve in conspiracy theories now than ever before?

But as a scholar of conspiracy theories and their believers, I am concerned that focusing on how many Americans believe conspiracy theories...

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