Why people believe in conspiracy theories - and how to change their minds
(World News Science)

Oh please. There`s no wind on the moon. wikipedia I´m sitting on a train when a group of football fans streams on. Fresh from the game - their team has clearly won - they occupy the empty seats around me. One picks up a discarded newspaper and chuckles derisively as she reads about the latest `alternative facts` peddled by Donald Trump. The others soon chip in with their thoughts on the US president´s fondness for conspiracy theories. The chatter quickly turns to other conspiracies and I enjoy eavesdropping while the group brutally mock flat Earthers, chemtrails memes and Gwyneth Paltrow´s latest idea . Then there´s a lull in the conversation, and someone takes it as an opportunity to pipe...