Repeating is not believing

The Transmission of Conspiracy Theories

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ID3896643
AuthorsSylvain Delouvée (0000-0002-4029-597X, Université de Rennes, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume62
Issue3-4
Pages56-63
Publication date2015-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDiogenes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0392-1921 • E-ISSN: 1467-7695
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0392192120945609
OpenAlexW3037996207
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited25

Conspiracy theories and rumors, as forms manifesting "social thought" (Rouquette, 1973), share processes and functions. The few studies dealing specifically with the question of belief in rumors questioned the link between adhesion and transmission (Allport & Lepkin 1943; Rosnow, 1991; Guerin & Miyazaki, 2006). The aim here will be to question the link between « knowledge », « adhesion » and « transmission » in conspiracy theories and rumors through two empirical studies. Can we know and transmit without adhering to? Can one know and adhere to without transmitting? Can we adhere to and transmit without actually « knowing

Empirical research · Epistemology · Sociology · Telecommunications · Computer Science · Media Influence and Health · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology

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