Developing a hierarchical model for unraveling conspiracy theories by Mohsen Ghasemizade, Jeremiah Onaolapo

“…Not knowing about existing conspiracy theories could make one more likely to believe them, so this work aims to compile a list of CTs shaped as a tree that is as comprehensive as possible. …”
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Memes of Gandhi and Mercury in Anti-Vaccination Discourse by Jan Buts

“…The aim is to explore the intersections of conspiracy theory, visual rhetoric, and digital communication in order to elucidate the ambiguity of memes as vehicles for the spread of controversial health-related information.…”
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Conspiracy Theories (CT) vs Truth Based Reporting: A Corpus Driven Analysis of Covid-19 Online Newspaper(s) Discourse by Zafar Ullah Shaheen, Ayyaz Qadeer, Fouzia Rehman Khan

“…AntConc 3.5.8 (Anthony, 2019) isused as corpus linguistics tool to extract the keywords of the selected newspaper stories, as they are lexical signposts to reveal the most characteristic themes or ‘aboutness’ of the text. A list of keywordsgeneratedfromthe conspiracy corpus includes<China>, <theory>, <conspiracy>, <theories>, <Chinese>, <anti>, >claims>, <wuhan>, <psychological> and <virus>,while the truth-based corpus generated <truth>, <science>, <bullshit>, <posttruth>,<death>, <theory><model> and <covid> as keywords. …”
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Marburg Virus Outbreak and a New Conspiracy Theory: Findings from a Comprehensive Analysis and Forecasting of Web Behavior by Nirmalya Thakur, Shuqi Cui, Kesha A. Patel, Nazif Azizi, Victoria Knieling, Changhee Han, Audrey Poon, Rishika Shah

“…The recent outbreak of the Marburg Virus disease (MVD), the high fatality rate of MVD, and the conspiracy theory linking the FEMA alert signal in the United States on 4 October 2023 with MVD and a zombie outbreak, resulted in a diverse range of reactions in the general public which has transpired in a surge in web behavior in this context. …”
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The 80 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time : by Vankin, Jonathan, 1962-, author 537974, Whalen, John, 1962-, author 537977

“…The effects of the Invisible Hand are everywhere, machinations to control the modern world are happening right now - The Eighty Greatest Conspiracies of All Time lists them all. This book presents a feverish feast of the most far-reaching, far out and startling conspiracies ever theorised. …”

An Analysis of Corona Crisis in the United States with Emphasis on Trump's Narcissistic Character, Roots and Consequences by Abdolreza Alishahi, Hossein Masoudnia, Younes Forouzan

“…The findings of paper which are based on conspiracy theories, written and virtual sources and descriptive analytical methods, show that the inefficiency of Trump's economic policies towards China, ineffective policies again WHO and the weakness of American people laws passed by Trump are the most important reasons for this issue. …”
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The relevance of philosophy in times of the coronavirus crisis by Pavličić Jelena, Petrović Marija, Smajević-Roljić Milica

“…In the second part of the paper, we will deal with the issue of public mistrust of scientific authorities as well as the problem of the flourishing of so-called conspiracy theories. Goldenberg’s and Cassam’s approach to this topic will help us see where the source of these problems might lie and what potentially harmful consequences they can produce. …”
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Analyzing the Problem of Mass Rejection of Vaccination against COVID-19. Possible Solutions by K. S. Korsak, E. V. Voropaev, I. O. Stoma

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Vaccinophobia, “fundamentalism” and the fine tuning of the present-day pandemic by Vladimir Shokhin

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Exploring social media influences on vaccine decision-making in parents: a netnography by Susan E. Smith, Nina Sivertsen, Lauren Lines, Anita De Bellis

“…The results indicated the presence of strong anti-vaccination sentiment combined with an ‘infodemic’ of conspiracy theories, misinformation and vitriol with the potential to negatively impact parents seeking immunization information. …”
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