Psychology educator David Hundsness explained the four main reasons why people fall for and believe conspiracy theories. (Check out The Conspiracy Chart for just how crazy people can get!) Here is a transcript of the TikTok video he posted and the video is below as well. It outlines the reasons which include; lack of information, anxiety, being in a group, and ego:

Here is the video:

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Ego is mainly why people fall for conspiracy theories. 🤦‍♂️👑 #psychology #covid19 #vaccine #biglie

♬ original sound – Hans Ness

Source: David Hundsness

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