This statistic shows the results of a 2019 survey on conspiracy theories in the United States. During the survey, 47 percent of respondents stated they believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone when he assassinated JFK, while 22 percent of respondents said they believe that climate change is a hoax.
United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019
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YouGov. (January 22, 2019). United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/959315/belief-in-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us/
YouGov. "United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019." Chart. January 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959315/belief-in-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us/
YouGov. (2019). United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959315/belief-in-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us/
YouGov. "United States: Belief in Selected Conspiracy Theories in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959315/belief-in-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us/
YouGov, United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959315/belief-in-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019 [Graph], YouGov, January 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/959315/belief-in-conspiracy-theories-in-the-us/