Do I Think BLS Data are BS? The Consequences of Conspiracy Theories

Einstein, Katherine Levine; Glick, David M.

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Do I Think BLS Data are BS? The Consequences of Conspiracy Theories

Einstein, Katherine Levine, Glick, David M.·2015·Political Behavior

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Exposure to conspiracy theories decreases trust in governmental institutions, even if the conspiracy theories are unrelated to those institutions.
“Experiments show that exposure to conspiracy theories decreases trust in governmental institutions, even if the conspiracy theories are unrelated to those institutions (Einstein & Glick, 2015).”
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Authors: Einstein, K. L., & Glick, D. M.
Affiliations: Boston University (US)
Corresponding author: Einstein, Katherine Levine
ORCID: Einstein, Katherine Levine
Venue: Political Behavior
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-09-04
Volume: 37
Issue: 3
Pages: 679-701
ISSN: 0190-9320 (ISSN-L)
1573-6687
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-014-9287-z
OpenAlex: W2100098273
Cited by: 277
References: 62
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 37 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6
FWCI: 28.23
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Political Behavior (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Misinformation and Its Impacts
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Media Influence and Politics
Keywords: conspiracy theories, conspiracy beliefs, public trust in government, belief elicitation, survey experiment

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