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Does Developing a Belief in One Conspiracy Theory Lead a Person to be More Likely to Believe in Others?

September 6, 2025

This research helps demonstrate the validity of the “rabbit hole” theory, which is the idea that belief in conspiracy theories can grow when one conspiracy theory is believed. 

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Pasteurization is just heating milk up

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