Vax attacks: How conspiracy theory belief undermines vaccine support
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DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2021.11.001
Abstract: As the world continues to respond to the spread of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease commonly known as COVID-19), it has become clear that one of the most effective strategies for curbing… read more here.
Keywords: covid vaccine; conspiracy; vaccine hesitancy; conspiracy theory ... See more keywords
On the metapragmatics of ‘conspiracy theory’: Scepticism and epistemological debates in online conspiracy comments
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2021.02.010
Abstract: Abstract Conspiracy theories are powerful narratives that can decisively shape people's understandings of the world. Despite a long-standing scholarly interest, however, they have not yet been analysed from the angle of metapragmatics. A metapragmatic approach… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy theory; scepticism epistemological; theory scepticism; metapragmatics conspiracy ... See more keywords
Conspiracy theory as heresy
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DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2021.1917364
Abstract: Ever since the term ‘conspiracy theory’ was first popularised by the philosopher Sir Karl Popper in the 1950s, conspiracy theories have had a bad reputation. To call a theory ‘a conspiracy theory’ ... read more here.
Keywords: philosophy; conspiracy theory; conspiracy; theory heresy ... See more keywords
Alien Conspiracy Theory? Exploring Ethnicity and Drug Supply in Scotland
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DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2019.1607112
Abstract: ABSTRACT Scholars have identified associations between ethnicity and crime. The extent to which such correlations generalize to other national domiciles, and the nuances of neighborhood criminality is unclear. Drawing upon 67 interviews with practitioners and… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy theory; theory exploring; drug; drug supply ... See more keywords
The Truth Is Out There: The Prevalence of Conspiracy Theory Use by Radical Violent Extremist Organizations
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DOI: 10.1080/09546553.2020.1835654
Abstract: This project examined conspiracy theory use across three types of groups: radical violent extremists (RVE), nonviolent extremists, and moderates. Using the theory of significance quest, or the desi... read more here.
Keywords: theory use; conspiracy theory; radical violent;
Promoting conspiracy theory: From AIDS to COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2023.2172199
Abstract: Conspiracy theories (evidence-free, improbable narratives about powerful agents conspiring to harm people) circulated widely during the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and COVID-19 epidemics. They travelled over time and space, adapted to local conditions and… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy; aids covid; conspiracy theories; promoting conspiracy ... See more keywords
Factors affecting conspiracy theory endorsement in paranoia
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.211555
Abstract: Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than others. In a large (n = 1000),… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy; factors affecting; affecting conspiracy; conspiracy theory ... See more keywords
The Information Ecosystem of Conspiracy Theory: Examining the QAnon Narrative on Facebook
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DOI: 10.1145/3579626
Abstract: There has been concern about the proliferation of the "QAnon" conspiracy theory on Facebook, but little is known about how its misleading narrative propagated on the world's largest social media platform. Thus, the present research… read more here.
Keywords: information; conspiracy; platform; pages groups ... See more keywords
“No Cult Tells You to Think for Yourself”: Discursive Ideology and the Limits of Rationality in Conspiracy Theory QAnon
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DOI: 10.1177/00027642221091199
Abstract: What is truth in politics? Movements such as the anti-establishment, internet-born conspiracy theory QAnon are offered as dramatic cases of just how “irrational” people have become in a “post-truth” political world. However, with a growing… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy theory; qanon; ideology; cult ... See more keywords