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Why life's hardships may make conspiracy theories more appealing

People who experience greater hardship throughout their lives may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when those experiences lead them to see the world as fundamentally unfair, according to new research.

Why life's hardships may make conspiracy theories more appealing
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People who experience greater hardship throughout their lives may become more susceptible to conspiracy theories when those experiences lead them to see the world as fundamentally unfair, according to new research.

Originally published at Phys.org

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