An inflated view of the facts? How preferences and predispositions shape conspiracy beliefs about the Deflategate scandal
Beliefs in conspiracy theories about controversial issues are often strongly influenced by people’s existing beliefs and attitudes. We leverage a prominent football-related controversy – the US National Football League’s “Deflategate” scandal – to investigate how factual perceptions and conspiracy b...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Research & Politics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168016668671 |