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1. 1. Critical Discourse Analysis of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Videos. : A Study of Popular Videos in Arabic Media.

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Hussein Alwaday; [2022]
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   Abstract : COVID-19 hit the world causing global health, social and political problems. Exceptional misinformation about the pandemic has been circulating through social media and contributed to the public panic and confusion about how to deal with the crisis. READ MORE

3. 2. Plandemic or Infodemic : COVID-19 and the Anti-vax Movement on the Flashback Forum in Sweden

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Michael Jonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : COVID-19; Pandemic; Flashback Forum; Conspiracy Theories; Anti-Vaxxer; Critical Discourse Analysis; Actor Network Theory;

   Abstract : This study researches anti-vaccine discourses related to the COVID-19 vaccine shared on the Flashback forum in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021-2022). Using a framework of Critical Discourse Analysis and Actor-Network Theory, the goal of the study is to identify the components of conspiratorial anti-Covid vaccine discourses on the Flashback forum, and unpack how conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 vaccine found in the sample can contribute to diminishing trust in authorities in the Swedish context. READ MORE

4. 3. Covid-19 Related Conspiracy Theories on Social Media : How to identify misinformation through patterns in language usage on social media

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Oskar Savinainen; Thor Hvidbjerg Hansen; [2022]
   Keywords : LDA; sentiment analysis; covid-19; conspiracy theories; topic modelling; social media; reddit; language patterns; machine learning;

   Abstract : Distinguishing between information and disinformation is an ever growing issue. The dramatic structure of a conspiracy theory easily captures a large audience and with the advent of social media, this disinformation can spread at an ever growing rate. READ MORE

5. 4. The role of digital media in the dissemination of Covid-19 conspiracy theories: The case of Czech conspiracy theory believers

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Gabriela Holesova; [2021]
   Keywords : conspiracy theories; Covid-19; network society; context collapse; echo chambers; selective exposure;

   Abstract : The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has been since its early beginnings accompanied by the spread of the so called 'infodemic' of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the virus in the media. This infodemic swiftly started to present a matter of significant concern especially in the dynamic landscape of digital media which due to an ease of sharing and content contribution allowed for Covid-19 conspiracy theories to continue to gain momentum. READ MORE

6. 5. The Community-Centered Solution to a Pandemic : Risk Communication and Community Engagement for Co-Production of Knowledge in Health Emergencies and Infodemic Context

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Antonio Palazuelos Prieto; [2021]
   Keywords : Risk Communication; Community Engagement; Co-production of knowledge; Public health emergencies; Infodemic; Outbreak response; Disinformation; Misinformation; Rumor management; Covid-19; Development Communication;

   Abstract : This research explores how community-centered solutions facilitate the success and ownership of the response actions to deal with a public health emergency, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. When an outbreak or a hazard impacts a group of people, there is a strong need for communication in order to be able to access to the right information that takes people to make the correct decision and thus to take a protective action to be safe. READ MORE