The Role of News Sources and Schizotypal Traits in Shaping Conspiracy Beliefs: An Exploratory Analysis

Poster Session II

Keyword: Myths and Misinformation

Abstract: Social media and schizotypal personality can increase conspiracy beliefs, however, the current analysis shows that conspiracy believability decreases when individuals rely on a greater number of news sources. High schizotypal scores increased conspiracy beliefs, but schizotypal scores and the number of news sources did not interact when examining conspiracy beliefs.

• Abigail Van Nuland (Presenting Author)
• Sandra Virtue (Author)