Some political and social events are debated (for example 09/11 attacks, the death of Lady Diana, the assassination of John F. Kennedy). It is suggested that the “official version” of these events could be an attempt to hide the truth to the public. This “official version” could mask the fact that these events have been planned and secretly prepared by a covert alliance of powerful individuals or organizations (for example secret services or government). What do you think?
Item Item text
Consp1I think that the official version of the events given by the authorities very often hides the truth
Consp2I think the 2016 US Presidential elections will be rigged.
Consp3Media coverage of the US Presidential Elections has been controlled by vested interests behind one side of the debate.
Possible values in responses are: Definitely true (1) - Probably true - Neither true nor false (5) - Probably false - Definitely false (9).
Source:
van der Linden, S., Panagopoulos, C., Azevedo, F., & Jost, J. T. (2021). The paranoid style in American politics revisited: An ideological asymmetry in conspiratorial thinking. Political Psychology, 42(1), 23–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/pops.12681