Covid-19 conspiracy theories : QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and other viral ideas /

Covid-19 conspiracy theories : QAnon, 5G, the New World Order and other viral ideas /

"As the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) spread around the world, so did theories, stories, and conspiracy beliefs about it. These theories infected communities from the halls of Congress to Facebook groups, spreading quickly in newspapers, on various social media and between friends. They spurred...

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Main Authors: Bodner, John (Author), Welch, Wendy (Author), Brodie, Ian (Author), Muldoon, Anna (Author), Leech, Donald (Author), Marshall, Ashley (Nonprofit executive) (Author)
Other Authors: Merlan, Anna (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2021]
Subjects:
COVID-19 (Disease)
Medical misconceptions.
Conspiracy theories.
Denial (Psychology)
Quacks and quackery.
Social medicine.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • One. Conspiracy Theory 101: A Primer
  • Two. The "Wuhan Virus": A Cautionary Tale of Origin Conspiracy Theories
  • Three. Recycling White Power Rumors After the Black Death
  • Four. "But My Cousin Said": Covid-19 and Black Communities
  • Five. Harmful Additives: Pre- and Pandemic Anti-Vaccination Thinking
  • Six. Apocalypse Now, or Later? End Times and the New World Order
  • Seven. QAnon, Pizzagate and the Pandemic
  • Eight. Waves of the Future or Waves of Oppression? 5G Fears
  • Nine. Drawing Lines in Shifting Sand: The Covid-19 Cartoons of Ben Garrison
  • Ten. When All Is Said
  • or Done: Examining Ourselves, Talking to Others.

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