The Conversation: To combat conspiracy theories teach critical thinking – and community values

An article written by Dr Thomas Roulet, University Senior Lecturer in Organisation Theory at Cambridge Judge Business School, discusses how best to combat conspiracy theories. “The spread of conspiracy theories will not be stopped by simply giving younger generations the right training to engage in fact-checking, or collect evidence-based information,” he writes. “The reality of conspiracy theory groups is that they represent fragmented parts of our society – their very existence is made possible by social exclusion.

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