Most people hold at least one conspiratorial belief.

Evidence

An experiment that exposed people to a range of conspiratorial rumors (not all of them about politics) found that “over 70% of respondents expressed support for at least one of the statements,” leading political scientist Adam Berinsky to conclude, “While some people hold mostly crazy beliefs, most people hold at least some crazy beliefs.” — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 120

Categorization

• CANDY: ‘Most people hold at least some crazy beliefs’ is a memorable, tweetable line backed by the 70% study.
• XREF: connects to: Repetition substitutes for evidence as validation in new conspiracism — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 15; Conspiratorial belief is mainstream across American demographics. — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 48; People readily hold mutually contradictory conspiracy beliefs simultaneously. — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 94 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• People readily hold mutually contradictory conspiracy beliefs simultaneously. #expands (0.85) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 94