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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| c001 | The government conducts warrantless surveillance on the political and social activities of its own citizens. | The government conducts warrantless surveillance on the political and social activities of its own citizens. |
| c002 | Corporations routinely pollute the environment with chemicals that cause cancer and other diseases. | corporations routinely pollute environment with chemicals that cause cancer and other diseases |
| c003 | The government uses high-altitude aircraft to secretly deploy chemical or biological agents on the public. | government uses high-altitude aircraft to secretly deploy chemical or biological agents on public |
| c004 | The government uses secret technologies to manipulate and control the weather. | government uses secret technologies to manipulate and control weather |
| c015 | A lot of important information is deliberately concealed from the public out of self-interest. | important information is concealed from the public due to self interest |
| c110 | New and advanced technology which would harm current industry is being suppressed. | new technology which would harm current industry is suppressed |
| ci005 | Groups of scientists manipulate, fabricate, or suppress evidence in order to deceive the public. | groups of scientists manipulate evidence to deceive the public |
| et003 | Secret organizations communicate with extraterrestrials, but keep this fact from the public. | secret organizations communicate with extraterrestrials in secret |
| et008 | Evidence of alien contact is being concealed from the public. | evidence of alien contact is being covered up |
| et013 | Some UFO sightings and rumors are planned or staged in order to distract the public from actual UFOs. | staged alien events distract from real alien contact |
| gm001 | The U.S. government secretly murders U.S. citizens and/or well know U.S. public figures, for political reasons. | government secretly murders U.S. citizens and/or well know U.S. public figures, for political reasons |
| gm006 | The government permits or perpetrates acts of terrorism on its own soil, disguising its involvement. | government permits terrorism |
| gm011_altered | The government hides its own mistakes. | government uses people to hide criminal activity |
| m012 | Certain significant events have been the result of the activity of a small group who secretly manipulate world events. | small group manipulates world events |
| mg002_altered | Heads of state hold less power than small unknown groups who really control world politics. | heads of state second to small groups in world politics |
| pw004 | The spread of certain viruses and/or diseases is the result of the deliberate, secret efforts of some governments or some organization. | organizations spread certain viruses or diseases |
| pw014_altered | Groups of scientists carry out medical studies on members of the public without their knowledge or consent. | experiments are carried out on the public without consent |