The extent to which Greeks believe in nine conspiracy theories related to technology, health, the environment, and issues of social control was examined by a new aboutpeople survey conducted from November 13 to November 17 among 1,536 people, as reported by News24/7.
The most popular theories were: that a cure for cancer has been found and is being hidden from us (35.2% believe it, 49.6% do not believe it), that there is a plan to replace populations through migration (30.2%–57.1%), that the personal number is a means of “profiling/keeping files,” surveillance, and control (26.1%–63.2%), and that they are spraying us (18.9%–72.1%).
The least popular theory is that the Earth is flat, which 1.1% of respondents believe.
At the same time, 16.3% and 13% believe that vaccines are linked to autism and contain microchips or alter DNA, respectively. Another 14.1% believe that climate change is a lie and is not true, and 7.3% consider that the 5G network controls our mind. The least popular theory is that the Earth is flat, which 1.1% of respondents believe.
According to international research, there is a range of solutions to address conspiracy theories, such as strengthening media literacy, debunking, prebunking, and fact-checking.
Sources: King’s College London, News24/7
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