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Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments

5 September 2026 at 12:39

Illustration of a man at his laptop using an AI chatbot to transform conspiracy symbols into clear facts and everyday scenes

Researchers found that even a roughly seven-minute conversation with Google Gemini can reduce conspiracy beliefs about current crises, even when few verified facts are available. The effect beat a static fact sheet and, in follow-up surveys weeks later, carried over to beliefs about entirely different events.

The article Seven minutes with a chatbot beat a fact sheet at reducing conspiracy beliefs in two experiments appeared first on The Decoder.

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