What are Conspiracy Theories?  Take the QUIZ!

By Anne Stone

Conspiracy theories appeal to our psychological need for a simple explanation and someone to blame. You can stumble across them online even when searching for reliable information. These compelling narratives, and the false evidence they include, can draw you in, manipulating your emotions and using your cognitive biases against you to trick you into believing them.  Then we send on the information to our social media group or friend group believing what we are sharing.

When you click on the link below, you will be able to take the Conspiracy Theory quiz on the News Literacy Project website.  Can you tell the difference?  We probably all need to pay more attention, question more and think carefully before we add our voice.  

   Quiz  How did you do?