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To illustrate these patterns, the authors asked 42 Georgians to invent COVID-19 conspiracy theories, finding that such narratives are often used by opposing political sides to undermine one another. 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Social media accelerates this process due to a lack of traditional gate-keepers and the influence of bots.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000172#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change denial frequently utilizes conspiratorial thinking and tactical conspiracy theories as a political tool to undermine scientific consensus and delay climate action, rather than as a result of a careful evaluation of evidence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000172#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'CONSPIR' framework identifies seven traits of conspiratorial thinking: Contradictory beliefs, Overriding suspicion, Nefarious intent, the belief that 'Something must be wrong', Re-interpreting randomness, being Immune to evidence (self-sealing), and perceiving oneself as a Persecuted victim.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000172#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective strategies for protecting the general public from conspiracy theories include 'prebunking' (inoculation), which warns people they may be misled and refutes arguments before they are encountered, and various debunking methods including fact-based, logic-based, and source-based approaches.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"commgmu-000172#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Engaging directly with established conspiracy theorists requires a different approach than the general public, as standard debunking can backfire. 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When including remittances from Turkish Cypriots working in the south, the total value of intra-island business is estimated at EUR 85.3 million.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001637#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite growth, intra-island trade represents a very small portion of the overall trade for both communities. In 2007, Green Line sales to the south accounted for only 7% of the north's total exports to the rest of the world, while sales from the south to the north were only 0.14% of the south's domestically produced exports to the world.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001637#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Greek Cypriots exhibit a dominant psychological barrier of 'denial' regarding trade with Turkish Cypriots, often viewing such dealings as illegitimate or a tacit recognition of the 'pseudo-state'. 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