WHY DO SOME BUY INTO CONSPIRACY THEORIES?

Think you’re too smart to fall for conspiracies?

The people who believe conspiracy theories must be nutjobs, right? It seems like it should be impossible for a sensible human being to acknowledge the validity of some of these wacky propositions, but we’re all probably more susceptible to them than we think. Their appeal lies in their presenting a neatly packaged explanation to distressing,…