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

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