Belief in conspiracy theories in the United States in 2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 9, 2024
This statistic shows the results of a 2019 survey on conspiracy theories in the United States. During the survey, 47 percent of respondents stated they believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone when he assassinated JFK, while 22 percent of respondents said they believe that climate change is a hoax.

United States: Belief in selected conspiracy theories in 2019

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Release date

January 2019

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 15-16, 2019

Number of respondents

1,220 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The original question was phrased by the source as "To what extent do you believe the following conspiracy theories? Please select one option on each row." This statistic depicts only the option "net: believe".

Missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to options "net: Don't believe" and "Don't know" not shown.

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