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<p>Belief in conspiracy theories is far more widespread than the stereotypes&nbsp;that dominate&nbsp;pop culture.&nbsp;Recently,&nbsp;QAnon, Covid-19&nbsp;and&nbsp;5G&nbsp;theories have gained traction and criticism while less controversial conspiracies like the&nbsp;faked moon landing have persisted for decades.&nbsp;We all share hardwired evolutionary traits that make us vulnerable to them, from the way we assign truth to new information to our tendency to find patterns in&nbsp;unrelated phenomena. But if we're all potentially susceptible to conspiracy theories, how can we manage these cognitive shortcuts?</p>
Why we are all attracted to conspiracy theories – video | UK news | The Guardian