How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy beliefs about the virus spread quickly. Using an online-representative survey in Germany, this study examines the relationship between such conspiracy beliefs and media use with special regard to alternative media and influencers as well as social media....
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2023-02-01
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| author | Natascha Hetzel Tilman Klawier Fabian Prochazka Wolfgang Schweiger |
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| description | Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy beliefs about the virus spread quickly. Using an online-representative survey in Germany, this study examines the relationship between such conspiracy beliefs and media use with special regard to alternative media and influencers as well as social media. Instead of aggregating different social media platforms, this study identifies differences between them. The results show that COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs are positively associated with the use of Telegram. The use of alternative media, Facebook, and YouTube shows only very weak positive associations. On the other hand, exposure to journalistic media is negatively associated with conspiracy beliefs. Causalities and implications of these findings are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea2dc540ac8a4bc4bf0615251869f8042023-03-16T11:41:34ZdeuNomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KGStudies in Communication, Media2192-40072023-02-0111450853510.5771/2192-4007-2022-4-5081057712192400720224508How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany?Natascha HetzelTilman KlawierFabian ProchazkaWolfgang SchweigerThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy beliefs about the virus spread quickly. Using an online-representative survey in Germany, this study examines the relationship between such conspiracy beliefs and media use with special regard to alternative media and influencers as well as social media. Instead of aggregating different social media platforms, this study identifies differences between them. The results show that COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs are positively associated with the use of Telegram. The use of alternative media, Facebook, and YouTube shows only very weak positive associations. On the other hand, exposure to journalistic media is negatively associated with conspiracy beliefs. Causalities and implications of these findings are discussed.https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2192-4007-2022-4-508 |
| spellingShingle | Natascha Hetzel Tilman Klawier Fabian Prochazka Wolfgang Schweiger How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany? Studies in Communication, Media |
| title | How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany? |
| title_full | How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany? |
| title_fullStr | How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany? |
| title_full_unstemmed | How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany? |
| title_short | How do COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs, exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in Germany? |
| title_sort | how do covid 19 conspiracy beliefs exposure to alternative sources and social media correlate in germany |
| url | https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2192-4007-2022-4-508 |
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