Study: Overconfidence Linked to Conspiracy Theory Beliefs

Scientists wanted to understand why people believe conspiracy theories.

They found that people who believe these theories are often very confident.

Researchers gave tests to a group of people and asked how well they thought they did.

People who believed conspiracy theories were more sure of themselves.

They also thought that many others agreed with them.

This study helps explain why these theories are popular, even when there is no proof.