What Can the Coronavirus Tell Us About Conspiracy Theories?

April 30, 2020 5g, bill gates, china, covid19, deep state, epstein, george soros, qanon, russia

Archived 6 years ago from The Atlantic
What Can the Coronavirus Tell Us About Conspiracy Theories?

COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for conspiracy theorists. Here we have a global pandemic, a crashing economy, social isolation, and restrictive government policies: All of these can cause feelings of extreme anxiety, powerlessness, and stress, which in turn encourage conspiracy beliefs. For …

April 30, 2020 china

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How anti-5G anger sparked a wave of arson attacks across Europe

In the space of just a couple of weeks, more than 60 masts have been hit by arson attacks in the U.K. It prompted Boris Johnson’s office to condemn the attacks as caused by a “crazed conspiracy theory” and “putting lives at risk.” On the Continent, the Netherlands is the hardest-hit country with 22 …

COVID-19

April 30, 2020 bill gates, china, deep state, epstein, george soros

Archived 6 years ago from The Atlantic
The Coronavirus Conspiracy Boom

Anti-vaxxers and anti-GMO lobby double down on COVID China conspiracy theory

COVID-19

April 30, 2020 5g, antivax, china

Archived 4 years ago from Alliance for Science
Anti-vaxxers and anti-GMO lobby double down on COVID China conspiracy theory

As the World Health Organization warns of a misinformation “infodemic,” anti-science groups around the world are doubling down on a dizzying array of competing conspiracy theories about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Though earlier 5G conspiracy theories appear to be fading, extremist groups …

April 29, 2020 big tech, china

Archived 6 years ago from POLITICO.eu
How anti-5G anger sparked a wave of arson attacks

Hanna Linderstål wanted to see how deep the rabbit hole of anti-5G theories would go. The Stockholm-based researcher had been studying online groups opposed to the new technology for years. Then she watched as the movement reached a tipping point earlier this year amid the coronavirus outbreak …

COVID-19

April 28, 2020 5g, china

Archived 2 years ago from The New Statesman
Covid-19 has caused a major spike in anti-Chinese and anti-Semitic hate speech

A contract crew for Verizon, works on a cell tower to update it to handle the new 5G network in Orem, Utah on December 10, 2019. – The new 5G cellular network will substantially increase cellular network speeds, opening up new markets for business and individuals. (Photo by GEORGE FREY / AFP) …

Conspiracy

April 28, 2020 china

Archived 6 years ago from UDaily
COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Article by Peter Bothum Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase April 28, 2020 Prof. Joanne Miller discusses the danger of spreading rumors and machinations about the virus Conspiracy theories have been the gasoline on the fire that has sparked resistance to coronavirus (COVID-19) social distancing …

April 28, 2020 china, covid19

Archived 2 years ago from South China Morning Post
China has a massive 5G network but without the coronavirus conspiracy theories

This article originally appeared on ABACUSIf you happen to wander into certain corners of Facebook and YouTube these days, you might hear that 5G makes your hair fall off, kills birds and causes cancer. More recently, you’ll also find out that it’s somehow connected to the global Covid-19 …

China has a massive 5G network but without the coronavirus conspiracy theories – South China Morning Post

Vaccines

April 28, 2020 5g, alex jones, bill gates, cdc, china, chloroquine, fauci, ivermectin, marjorie taylor greene, rfk jr

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China has a massive 5G network but without the coronavirus conspiracy theories – South China Morning Post

The ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to the nation’s top health post has alarmed medical experts, who point to his history of trafficking in conspiracy theories as disqualifying to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.Kennedy, whom President-elect …

5G, coronavirus and contagious superstition

COVID-19

April 26, 2020 alex jones, antivax, bill gates, china, illuminati, rfk jr

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
5G, coronavirus and contagious superstition

There have not been too many encouraging graph lines in recent weeks. One that does offer a breath of optimism, however, is the slight downward curve that implies one of the most toxic trends of our times – the anti-vaxx movement – might just be in retreat. The shift is incremental, but in a …

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