Conspiracy Skepticism Boosted 30% by Online Game
In contrast to standard debunking strategies, which can backfire, the Conspiracy Test is designed to help people conduct their own critical thinking investigations.
- In contrast to standard debunking strategies, which can backfire, the Conspiracy Test is designed to help people conduct their own critical thinking investigations.
- The online platform presents a series of critical thinking steps featuring a ‘Deep-state Alien Illuminati Lizard’ named Captain Zardulu.
- Initial results show a 30% average increase in skepticism for popular conspiracy theories such as Q-Anon and Climate Change denial.
- “We’re primarily interested in reaching the ‘conspiracy curious’ rather than the much smaller cohort who have strong and entrenched beliefs about conspiracy theories,” he added.