Belief in Conspiracies: The Effect on Democracy

Published: Sept. 19, 2020, 11:59 p.m.

b"Show #268 | Guests: Dr. Joseph Pierre, Dr. Nancy Rosenblum | Show Summary: Q-anon; the Bill Gates vaccine plot; 911 truthers: this week's In Deep is an escorted dive into the murky world of conspiracies. What mental processes lead to belief in Q-Anon, or chemtrails, or vaccines as a corporate plot? With more conspiracies gaining ground \\u2013 what\\u2019s the effect on democracy? Joseph Pierre is with the UCLA School of Medicine; Harvard\\u2019s Nancy Rosenblum is the co-author of A Lot of People Are Saying: The New Conspiracism and the Assault on Democracy. They\\u2019ll walk us through understanding, coping with, and compensating for conspiracy theorists in America."