Karen Douglas, a professor of social psychology at the University of Kent in the UK. Who is most likely to believe them and why? Is there any way to combat conspiracy theories once they're out there? And what are the consequences for individuals and societies when they spread? Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. So how do conspiracy theories like these get started and why do they persist? In November, two candidates who voiced support for QAnon theories were elected to Congress. A September Pew Research Center survey found that more than half of Americans have heard at least a little about QAnon, the complicated web of pro-Trump conspiracy theories that originated on the message board 4chan. These aren't the only conspiracy theories making inroads right now. And some people are asserting that the virus itself was engineered by the Chinese. In January, a Wisconsin pharmacist was charged with deliberately destroying hundreds of doses of the newly available COVID 19 vaccine because he believed a conspiracy theory that the vaccine would change human DNA. Last spring, dozens of cell phone towers were set a flame across Europe, amid conspiracy theories that the 5G towers were spreading COVID-19. Kim Mills: Over the past year as COVID-19 rocketed around the world, conspiracy theories quickly followed.
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