Pratt Says He Regrets 9/11 Conspiracy Theories - Newser
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Spencer Pratt's public 9/11 conspiracy regret is a textbook case of belief revision — and why social identity, not evidence, drives us into rabbit holes in the first place.
Cognitive DissonanceBelief PerseveranceSocial Identity TheoryConspiracy Theory Psychology
Theory Briefing
- Spencer Pratt, former Hills star, publicly regrets promoting 9/11 conspiracy theories he once shared with Alex Jones.
- Conspiracy belief often functions as identity signaling — belonging to an 'in-group' of supposed truth-seekers, not rational inquiry.
- Public recantation is rare because admitting belief error triggers cognitive dissonance and social loss simultaneously.