Uncritical Patriotism and Belief in COVID-19 Conspiracies

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has also led to many conspiracy theories. While the origin of the pandemic in China led some, including former US president Donald Trump, to dub the pathogen “Chinese virus” and to support anti-Chinese conspiracy narratives, it caused Chinese state officials to...

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Main Author: Marc Oliver Rieger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Sociology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2022.777650/full