GossipINT podcast

Nessie vs. QAnon

31.3.2023

GossipINT

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Why do people believe in conspiracy theories like QAnon and chemtrails? Did President Putin release 500 lions in Moscow to keep people at home during the start of the COVID pandemic? In this episode, we talk about how the third-person effect gives us false confidence in our ability to distinguish fact from fiction.

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