The YouGov-Cambridge Programme launches a new study on European attitudes to conspiracy theories, in partnership with the “Conspiracy and Democracy” project at Cambridge University.

YouGov-Cambridge research shows the extent to which conspiracy theories have become mainstream

YouGov research shows that Britons are among the least likely to believe many global conspiracy theories

Most British people think that democracy is limited in this country, but very few believe in Holocaust or AIDS conspiracy theories

Research by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project, covering more than 25,000 people across 24 countries, reveals the different attitudes towards conspiracy theories in different parts of the world.

One in four think the threat of climate change is exaggerated and one in six believe the moon landings were staged, reveals YouGov study on conspiracy theories

New findings from the Globalism Project show Americans are divided by conspiracy theories while non-Western countries show the highest levels of belief.

New polling for the Cambridge 'Conspiracy and Democracy' project explores the link between political exclusion and the tendency to speculate.

24% Brits say Princess Diana assassinated; 12% say moon landing fake; 1% says Elvis still alive

It’s easy to be flippant about JFK and the moon landings. But the fake news and assumed truths that pervade our politics tell of something more worrying.

9/11 was orchestrated by the US government, the world is run by a secret group of elites and aliens have made contact with Earth

Nearly four in ten British adults think Princess Diana's death was NOT an accident, and many believe in conspiracy theories surrounding her death The Daily Express and The Sunday Express have published a string of new claims regarding the death of Princess Diana recently, including some that appear to some ...

A third of Brits believe vodka can be used as hand sanitiser while a fifth incorrectly think the novel coronavirus originated in a Chinese lab

The British public believes that the Coalition Government was right to publish the post-mortem details of United Nations weapons inspector, Dr David Kelly, earlier this month, our poll has found.

In the first survey of its kind in the UK, YouGov provides a detailed insight into the UKIP party membership

A new, annual study on populism and the public state of globalisation

John Humphrys' weekly column for YouGov

What does it mean to ‘win’ a TV debate? A plain numerical winner, which the polls attempt to get, will be highly affected by who is the most popular candidate beforehand. The 'score' reflects not only the performance but the bias of the committed supporters. Another way of looking at it is how each leader performs relative to expectations of their performance. Even better, we might judge the winner as the leader who convinces the most people to change their opinion.

A majority of Brits feels that the US was right to set out to kill Osama Bin Laden rather than capture him, our poll has found.

Who's to blame for the state of the party? What should happen once the election is over? We look at some of the issues surrounding Labour's leadership election