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Conspiracy Theories Debunked

Conspiracy Theories Debunked

Why Fact-Checks Often Fail to Change Anyone's Mind

Conspiracy Theories Debunked · Nov 8, 2026 · 23:19

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You send the link, and nothing changes. Why? We look at motivated reasoning, the backfire effect and why later research found it is rare, the continued influence of misinformation, and the illusory truth effect. Then we cover approaches that tend to work better than arguing: the truth sandwich, prebunking, trusted messengers, and asking real questions.

This episode includes AI-generated content.

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