Table 6 Exploratory factor analysis of conspiracy beliefs scale.
First component | Second component | ||
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It was developed with the aim of causing sexual dysfunction to reduce the global population | 0.572 | COVID-19 an inevitable result of economic conflicts between major countries | 0.764 |
Its safety data is fabricated | 0.734 | COVID-19 was manufactured to change the demographic composition of countries around the world | 0.767 |
Its role in immunizing individuals is limited | 0.818 | It was Created to eliminate the elderly | 0.358 |
Pharmaceutical companies are hiding its risks | 0.693 | Governments deliberately hide the truth about it from the general public | 0.486 |
People are deceived about its effectiveness | 0.683 | It was spread in this way for certain purposes that will emerge later | 0.798 |
People are deceived about its safety | 0.806 | It was a result of an unintended human error | 0.745 |
It contains nanochips to control humans | 0.722 | A conspiracy orchestrated by major countries to dominate the world | 0.742 |
The government is trying to cover up its link to many diseases | 0.780 | A conspiracy devised by global entities to make enormous profits from vaccines and other products | 0.856 |
It has safety issues that could harm human health | 0.805 | It happened due to deliberate environmental pollution | 0.546 |
It is designed to harm developing countries | 0.745 | It is not as severe as they promote it to be | 0.683 |
All the news about its effectiveness is false | 0.795 | ||
It is an important tool to reduce the spread of infectious diseases | 0.671 |
