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	COVID-19 Health Risk	COVID-19 Originated in Lab	COVID-19 Originated in United States
Control variables
Age	−.02 (.00)^***	−.02 (.00)^***	.00 (.00)	.00 (.00)	.01 (.01)	.01 (.01)
Education	.03 (.07)	.02 (.07)	−.02 (.07)	−.04 (.06)	−.16 (.08)^*	−.16 (.08)^*
Gender (male)	.07 (.13)	.06 (13)	.14 (.12)	14 (.12)	.46 (.15)^**	.45 (.15)^**
Economic status	.05 (.06)	.06 (.06)	−.14 (.06)^*	−.14 (.06)^*	−.20 (.07)^**	−.18 (.07)^*
Urbanity	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)
Trust in President Putin	−.17 (.07)^*	−.19 (.07)^**	.11 (.07)	.11 (.07)	.24 (.08)^**	.26 (.09)^**
Focal variables
Reliance on Russian TV news/newspaper	−.13(.05)^*	−.04 (.12)	.13(.05)^**	.21 (.13)^#	.07 (.06)	.01 (.05)
Reliance on digital media	−.09(.05)^#	−.34 (.13)^**	.01 (.05)	−.33 (.04)^***	−.01 (.06)	−.44 (.16)^**
Informational learned helplessness	.17 (.05)^***	−.04 (.10)	.21 (.05)^***	−.03 (.17)	.12 (.06)^*	−.23 (.13)
Interactions
ILH × Russian news media		−.03 (.04)		−.03 (.04)		.01 (.05)
ILH × digital media		.08 (.04)^*		.11 (.04)^**		.13 (.04)^**
Percentage Nagelkerke R2	8.5	9.0	5.3	6.3	6.6	7.6

COVID-19 Health Risk

COVID-19 Originated in Lab

COVID-19 Originated in United States

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Model 5

Model 6

b (se)

Control variables

Age

−.02 (.00)^***

.00 (.00)

.01 (.01)

Education

.03 (.07)

.02 (.07)

−.02 (.07)

−.04 (.06)

−.16 (.08)^*

Gender (male)

.07 (.13)

.06 (13)

.14 (.12)

14 (.12)

.46 (.15)^**

.45 (.15)^**

Economic status

.05 (.06)

.06 (.06)

−.14 (.06)^*

−.20 (.07)^**

−.18 (.07)^*

Urbanity

.00 (.03)

−.04 (.03)

.00 (.03)

Trust in President Putin

−.17 (.07)^*

−.19 (.07)^**

.11 (.07)

.24 (.08)^**

.26 (.09)^**

Focal variables

Reliance on Russian TV news/newspaper

−.13(.05)^*

−.04 (.12)

.13(.05)^**

.21 (.13)^#

.07 (.06)

.01 (.05)

Reliance on digital media

−.09(.05)^#

−.34 (.13)^**

.01 (.05)

−.33 (.04)^***

−.01 (.06)

−.44 (.16)^**

Informational learned helplessness

.17 (.05)^***

−.04 (.10)

.21 (.05)^***

−.03 (.17)

.12 (.06)^*

−.23 (.13)

Interactions

ILH × Russian news media

−.03 (.04)

.01 (.05)

ILH × digital media

.08 (.04)^*

.11 (.04)^**

.13 (.04)^**

Percentage Nagelkerke R2

8.5

9.0

5.3

6.3

6.6

7.6

	COVID-19 Health Risk	COVID-19 Originated in Lab	COVID-19 Originated in United States
Control variables
Age	−.02 (.00)^***	−.02 (.00)^***	.00 (.00)	.00 (.00)	.01 (.01)	.01 (.01)
Education	.03 (.07)	.02 (.07)	−.02 (.07)	−.04 (.06)	−.16 (.08)^*	−.16 (.08)^*
Gender (male)	.07 (.13)	.06 (13)	.14 (.12)	14 (.12)	.46 (.15)^**	.45 (.15)^**
Economic status	.05 (.06)	.06 (.06)	−.14 (.06)^*	−.14 (.06)^*	−.20 (.07)^**	−.18 (.07)^*
Urbanity	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)
Trust in President Putin	−.17 (.07)^*	−.19 (.07)^**	.11 (.07)	.11 (.07)	.24 (.08)^**	.26 (.09)^**
Focal variables
Reliance on Russian TV news/newspaper	−.13(.05)^*	−.04 (.12)	.13(.05)^**	.21 (.13)^#	.07 (.06)	.01 (.05)
Reliance on digital media	−.09(.05)^#	−.34 (.13)^**	.01 (.05)	−.33 (.04)^***	−.01 (.06)	−.44 (.16)^**
Informational learned helplessness	.17 (.05)^***	−.04 (.10)	.21 (.05)^***	−.03 (.17)	.12 (.06)^*	−.23 (.13)
Interactions
ILH × Russian news media		−.03 (.04)		−.03 (.04)		.01 (.05)
ILH × digital media		.08 (.04)^*		.11 (.04)^**		.13 (.04)^**
Percentage Nagelkerke R2	8.5	9.0	5.3	6.3	6.6	7.6

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Logistic Regression Predicting Endorsement of False Beliefs About COVID-19

	COVID-19 Health Risk		COVID-19 Originated in Lab		COVID-19 Originated in United States
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6
	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)
Control variables
Age	−.02 (.00)^***	−.02 (.00)^***	.00 (.00)	.00 (.00)	.01 (.01)	.01 (.01)
Education	.03 (.07)	.02 (.07)	−.02 (.07)	−.04 (.06)	−.16 (.08)^*	−.16 (.08)^*
Gender (male)	.07 (.13)	.06 (13)	.14 (.12)	14 (.12)	.46 (.15)^**	.45 (.15)^**
Economic status	.05 (.06)	.06 (.06)	−.14 (.06)^*	−.14 (.06)^*	−.20 (.07)^**	−.18 (.07)^*
Urbanity	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)
Trust in President Putin	−.17 (.07)^*	−.19 (.07)^**	.11 (.07)	.11 (.07)	.24 (.08)^**	.26 (.09)^**
Focal variables
Reliance on Russian TV news/newspaper	−.13(.05)^*	−.04 (.12)	.13(.05)^**	.21 (.13)^#	.07 (.06)	.01 (.05)
Reliance on digital media	−.09(.05)^#	−.34 (.13)^**	.01 (.05)	−.33 (.04)^***	−.01 (.06)	−.44 (.16)^**
Informational learned helplessness	.17 (.05)^***	−.04 (.10)	.21 (.05)^***	−.03 (.17)	.12 (.06)^*	−.23 (.13)
Interactions
ILH × Russian news media		−.03 (.04)		−.03 (.04)		.01 (.05)
ILH × digital media		.08 (.04)^*		.11 (.04)^**		.13 (.04)^**
Percentage Nagelkerke R2	8.5	9.0	5.3	6.3	6.6	7.6

	COVID-19 Health Risk		COVID-19 Originated in Lab		COVID-19 Originated in United States
	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6
	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)	b (se)
Control variables
Age	−.02 (.00)^***	−.02 (.00)^***	.00 (.00)	.00 (.00)	.01 (.01)	.01 (.01)
Education	.03 (.07)	.02 (.07)	−.02 (.07)	−.04 (.06)	−.16 (.08)^*	−.16 (.08)^*
Gender (male)	.07 (.13)	.06 (13)	.14 (.12)	14 (.12)	.46 (.15)^**	.45 (.15)^**
Economic status	.05 (.06)	.06 (.06)	−.14 (.06)^*	−.14 (.06)^*	−.20 (.07)^**	−.18 (.07)^*
Urbanity	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	−.04 (.03)	.00 (.03)	.00 (.03)
Trust in President Putin	−.17 (.07)^*	−.19 (.07)^**	.11 (.07)	.11 (.07)	.24 (.08)^**	.26 (.09)^**
Focal variables
Reliance on Russian TV news/newspaper	−.13(.05)^*	−.04 (.12)	.13(.05)^**	.21 (.13)^#	.07 (.06)	.01 (.05)
Reliance on digital media	−.09(.05)^#	−.34 (.13)^**	.01 (.05)	−.33 (.04)^***	−.01 (.06)	−.44 (.16)^**
Informational learned helplessness	.17 (.05)^***	−.04 (.10)	.21 (.05)^***	−.03 (.17)	.12 (.06)^*	−.23 (.13)
Interactions
ILH × Russian news media		−.03 (.04)		−.03 (.04)		.01 (.05)
ILH × digital media		.08 (.04)^*		.11 (.04)^**		.13 (.04)^**
Percentage Nagelkerke R2	8.5	9.0	5.3	6.3	6.6	7.6

Unstandardized coefficients, standard errors reported.

p < .10,

p < .05,

p < .01,

***

p < .001.

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