• The most widespread conspiracy belief
in the UK, shared by 44% of people, was that “even though we live in
what’s called a democracy, a few people will always run things in this
country anyway”.
• Mistrust of authority was high in the
UK, with 77% of people trusting journalists “not much” or “not at all”;
76% distrusting British government ministers; and 74% distrusting
company bosses.
• Friends and family, by contrast, were
trusted by 87% and 89% of respondents respectively, potentially adding
credence to news sources shared by social media contacts.
mmm, yes, “conspiracy theory”