| Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
| T399 |
0-92 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A simple frequency analysis of the items measuring conspiracy theories is shown in Figure 1. |
| T400 |
93-261 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The statement “Politicians do not honestly reveal their true intentions to the public regarding their decisions on coronavirus disease (COVID-19)” has the most support. |
| T401 |
262-417 |
Sentence |
denotes |
This result suggests that political distrust plays an important role in the spread of conspiracy theories because politicians are included in that measure. |
| T402 |
418-676 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The second item with a high agreement rate is “there is a secret organization that greatly influences political decisions.” This result also indicates the influence of politics in the spread of conspiracy theories because this item concerns politics as well. |
| T403 |
677-876 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Next, 18.3% and 17.9% of respondents support “the government is hiding something from the public,” and “the government is always monitoring the public.” Both statements are related to the government. |
| T404 |
877-1034 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, 41.0% and 42.1% of respondents disagree with these statements, which implies that most people do not believe government-related conspiracy theories. |
| T405 |
1035-1251 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Additionally, 12.8% of respondents agree with “certain powerful nations deliberately created the coronavirus (COVID-19) to dominate the world,” which suggests the existence of conspiracies at the international level. |
| T406 |
1252-1311 |
Sentence |
denotes |
However, 52.2% of respondents disagree with this statement. |
| T407 |
1312-1479 |
Sentence |
denotes |
In addition, only 8.0% agree and 63.5% disagree with the statement “coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was deliberately created by pharmaceutical companies to make money.” |
