A new analysis reveals that there are few proven ways to pull individuals down a conspiracy rabbit hole. The study is a review of research on attempts to counteract false conspiracy theories, such as the pandemic being a hoax or a secret bioweapon designed to cause global chaos. Experts and those who used to believe conspiracy theories offer 10 tips to debunk these theories convincingly.
The first choice is to acknowledge the scale of the task when talking to people who endorse conspiracy theories. Simply laying out evidence or pointing out logical contradictions in the theory can be difficult. Becoming open-minded starts with asking questions and listening, building understanding with the person. Listen carefully and avoid defending your own beliefs.
Belief in conspiracy theories can satisfy important psychological needs for some people, but we need to understand this first before confronting them with facts. A new review finds that only some methods to counteract conspiracy beliefs are effective. Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) could be a valuable tool in the fight against conspiracy theories by designing a chatbot that can help identify, debunk, and counter them.
Conspiration theories are taken to be self-insulating beliefs in conspiracies, with theorists having their conspiratorial beliefs in a way that makes them difficult to debunk. A CMU philosophy professor who specializes in conspiracy theories has a few ideas about how to talk to relatives who traffic in them.
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