5G chips in the vaccine ,graphite in the vaccine,mercury in the vaccine were all misinformation and many more.
America is the birth place of many conspiracy theories but there is no reason to repeat them and keep them going in Australia,the earths flat,Elvis is still alive the moon landing was staged what ever conspiracy theory you like you will find that lets you sleep soundly at night.
The one thing that stands out is that particularly old white males are drawn to conspiracy theories.Why are conspiracy theories appealing to some people?
Many political and social psychologists agree that people may be drawn to conspiracy theories in an attempt to satisfy important and seemingly unmet psychological needs.
We all have the need to feel secure and in control of our lives, and belief in conspiracy theories appear to be born out of a frustration of this need. For example, threatening events, economic vulnerability, feelings of powerlessness, anxiety, and stress have all been demonstrated to be catalysts for conspiracy beliefs. Conspiracy theories are said to offer a means to alleviate negative feelings, by providing an explanation for people’s disadvantaged positions.
Everyone can feel anxious and powerless at times, and the current pandemic is a threat to everyone in some way or another, but not everyone is drawn to conspiracy theories. Why?
We also have a need to understand our environment. However, we do not all perceive the environment we share in the same way to one another. There are many biases in our thinking styles that can make us perceive our environment in a skewed fashion, which can make conspiracy theories seem appealing.
For example, people who tend to see patterns where they do not exist have a higher propensity to believe in conspiracy theories. Another study demonstrated that the relationship between these types of thinking styles and conspiracy belief was most evident in people with lower levels of educational attainment. This suggests that conspiracy theories may offer easy-to-digest and less cognitively-taxing explanations for people prone to these thinking styles.
Taken together, people appear to be drawn to conspiracy theories for many different reasons, but at the heart of them is the need to satisfy important and seemingly frustrated psychological needs.
