Read more: <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-psychology-behind-why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories-flat-earth-2018-3" rel="nofollow">BusinessInsider</a> <div class='pull-left'> <img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQOS_upZwDPEbwKIXrW_jg6rfWOiRLQXPZNzW1LEdpLG4jQ5o_6u1nDtcLvmMm0oVBZXp-j8DI"> </div> Business Insider spoke to Dr. Jan-Willem van Prooijen, associate professor of psychology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Dr. van Prooijen said people are often drawn to conspiracy theories after major diasters as a way of coping with their fear.
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