Conspiracy Theories: Presidents, Public Health, and Lizard People

With so many of them around, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised to learn that one scholar has made a remarkable finding: it is likely that all of us believe in at least one conspiracy theory. Most of them are harmless, but when health is involved, they can turn deadly. 

Joseph Uscinski of the University of Miami defines conspiracy theories as a belief that, “a small, powerful group working in secret, for their own benefit against the common good, and in a way that undermines bedrock ground rules.”

Read the full piece on Substack here.