BAROMETRUL Informat.ro – INSCOP Research – "Romania Between Magic and Esotericism" – Conspiracies | 58.4% of those interviewed believe that "Pandemics or economic crises are the result of the plans of some secret power groups"

BAROMETER Informat.ro – INSCOP Research “Romania between Magic and Esotericism” was conducted by INSCOP Research on behalf of the news platform Informat.ro in partnership with the think-tank Strategic Thinking Group.

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Conspiracies. Secret power groups that cause pandemics and economic crises

58.4% of those interviewed believe that “Pandemics or economic crises are the result of plans by secret power groups,” while 34.1% hold the opposite opinion. 7.3% do not know or cannot assess, and 0.2% do not respond.

They agree with the statement especially: AUR voters, people with primary education, residents of rural areas. They express disagreement especially: PNL and USR voters, young people under 30, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest.

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Conspiracies. External secret control over Romania

61.4% of survey participants believe that “Romania is a country where external powers secretly control important decisions.” 30.6% do not agree with this statement, 7.6% do not know or cannot assess, and 0.3% do not respond.

They agree with the statement especially: PSD and AUR voters, people with primary education. They express disagreement especially: PNL and USR voters, young people under 30, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest and large urban areas.

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Conspiracies. Manipulating the population through technologies

55.6% of respondents agree with the statement “Modern technologies (5G, artificial intelligence) are used to manipulate the population.” 37.9% express disagreement, 6.3% do not know or cannot assess, and 0.2% do not respond.

They agree with the statement especially: PSD and AUR voters, people over 60, those with primary education. They express disagreement especially: USR voters, people with higher education, residents of Bucharest.

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Methodology: The data was collected between October 6-10, 2025. Research method: interview via questionnaire. The data was collected using the CATI method (telephone interviews), with a simple stratified sample volume of 1100 people, representative of significant socio-demographic categories (sex, age, occupation) for the non-institutionalized population of Romania, aged 18 and over. The maximum allowable error of the data is ± 2.95%, at a confidence level of 95%.