{"id":2012760,"date":"2026-06-26T14:37:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012760"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:37:39","slug":"young-male-gamers-twice-as-likely-to-believe-conspiracy-theories-uk-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2012760","title":{"rendered":"Young Male Gamers Twice as Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories, UK Study Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new study has found that young male gamers in the UK are twice as likely to believe conspiracy theories compared to the country’s general population. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The statistic comes from a new report by research firm More in Common and The AKO Storytelling Institute at the University of Arts London (via Video Games Industry Memo<\/a>), which polled thousands of young Brits on their thoughts, and grouped them based on their average video game usage.<\/p>\n

One aim of the study was to identify if video games could be a useful tool to reach those who may have switched off from mainstream media, and instead believed misinformation or disinformation spread by other sources. <\/p>\n

Intriguingly, the gaming-heavy group that most stated they agreed with the idea that “secret groups are controlling global events” also stated they were four times more confident that they would be able to spot misinformation. <\/p>\n

2,000 British men aged 18 to 24 were polled for the study, a group dubbed “Sceptical Scrollers”, who account for 10% of the country’s population, though are among those with the lowest income, most likely to be in debt and live in social housing close to where they grew up.<\/p>\n

The group is among the least likely to watch terrestrial TV, listen to radio, or read a newspaper, instead favoring to trust news and reports seen on YouTube, via podcasts or social media. But in terms of video games, the group plays more than any other.<\/p>\n