Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories in Venezuela?
Conspiracy theories are central to political discourse in Venezuela and are widely supported. In the Americas Barometer Venezuela survey from 2016 to 2017, 54 percent of respondents expressed agreement for at least one of three political conspiracy narratives unsupported by evidence. Political loyal...
| Publicado en: | Latin American Research Review Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 444 - 458 |
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Cambridge University Press
2019
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