# Do people believe hidden plots shape major events?

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/do-people-believe-hidden-plots-shape-major-events/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 33% of Americans neither agreed nor disagreed that many important events are produced by hidden and secretive plots.

Another 37% disagreed at least somewhat with the statement, while 30% agreed at least somewhat.

## Topline

I believe that many important events are produced by hidden and secretive plots.

33% neither agreed nor disagreed about hidden and secretive plots.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Neither agree nor disagree: 33.0%
- Somewhat agree: 17.9%
- Disagree: 17.1%
- Strongly disagree: 11.0%
- Somewhat disagree: 9.4%
- Agree: 6.9%
- Strongly agree: 4.7%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: 1
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.28](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.28)

## Citation

SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.28](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-A.28)