Chee Sing (Jim) Ang

Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats

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Why do people adopt conspiracy theories, how are they communicated, and what are their risks?
This project is a multi-disciplinary literature review on the emergence, transmission, spread, and countering of conspiracy theories.
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2016 – 2017
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Karen Douglas, Robbie Sutton, Chee Sing (Jim) Ang, Farzin Deravi, Joe Uscinski, Türkay Nefes
Conspiracy Theories: How are they adopted, communicated, and what are their risks?
Drawing on research in psychology, information engineering, political science, and sociology, this CREST report examines why people adopt conspiracy theories, how they are communicated, and what their risks are.
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