Galam rumor-spreading (minority spreading)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the Sociophysics subtree

Galam 2002: minority opinion (e.g., conspiracy theory) can spread via majority-rule discussion in groups when there's tie-breaking inertia favoring it; explains rumor-persistence in absence of evidence.

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