People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories-but not often.

Williams MN, Ling M, Kerr JR, Hill SR, Marques MD, Mawson H, Clarke EJR

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51653-z
Published: 2024 Feb 15
Container: Scientific reports
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s41598-024-51653-z,
  title = {People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories-but not often.},
  author = {Williams MN and Ling M and Kerr JR and Hill SR and Marques MD and Mawson H and Clarke EJR},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {Scientific reports},
  doi = {10.1038/s41598-024-51653-z},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51653-z}
}

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MN, W., M, L., JR, K., SR, H., MD, M., H, M., & EJR, C. (2024). People do change their beliefs about conspiracy theories-but not often.. Scientific reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51653-z

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