A thrilling study from the University of Ottawa, dropped in Political Psychology, reveals a wild trend: young people under 35 are diving headfirst into the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories! Based on a massive global survey of over 380,000 folks, about 20-25% of people buy into at least one far-out tale, but the youth are leading the charge. Why? They’re fed up with politics, glued to social media, and bombarded by a 24/7 news cycle that fuels fear and suspicion. The "experts" are sounding the alarm, urging epic civic education, cracking down on online lies, and tackling those raw emotions to stop this conspiracy craze—because if it’s not tamed, they say it could shake the very foundations of democracy!

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Link to article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/young-people-more-prone-to-believe-in-conspiracies-research-shows-1.5427211