Valentin Mang

Valentin Mang is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Marketing and Department of Social Psychology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Mang's research focuses on misinformation, conspiracy theories, and persuasion, with particular attention to how individuals evaluate sources, attribute beliefs, and form behavioral intentions in response to false or misleading information. Mang has held positions at the University of Groningen since 2021 and currently serves as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Behavioural Research Unit of the Economic and Social Research Institute beginning in 2026. Mang's publications address topics including source credibility effects, the moderating role of cognitive factors in misinformation susceptibility, and lay attributions of conspiracy beliefs.