Brendan Nyhan
  • Political Knowledge Does Not Guard Against Belief In Conspiracy TheoriesArticle

    Political Knowledge Does Not Guard Against Belief In Conspiracy Theories

    When the September jobs report showed that unemployment had dropped to an unexpectedly low 7.8%, former General Electric CEO Jack Welch helped launch a new conspiracy theory when he tweeted: "Unbelievable jobs numbers..these Chicago guys will do anything..can't debate so change numbers." Even though the unemployment statistics are ...

    05 Nov 2012