Believing conspiracy narratives is frequently assumed to be a major cause of vaccine hesitancy, i.e., the tendency to forgo vaccination despite its availability. In this scoping review, we synthesise and critically evaluate studies that assess i) the occurrence of vaccine-related…[Continue Reading...]
A Covid conspiracy theorist who called for the overthrow of the government and violence against nurses and teachers over the rollout of the vaccination is facing jail after being convicted of terrorism. Patrick Ruane, 55, weaponised the social media app…[Continue Reading...]
New research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justify not vaccinating, with these findings likely helping to inform more effective public health messaging. Dr. Daniel Jolley, from the…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theories about vaccinations may have contributed to a drop in the number of children being immunised in Scotland, according to a new study. Anti-vax sentiments are commonly spread on social media with ‘misinformation’ around the subject thought to be…[Continue Reading...]
When Joel Hill's friend and sister were both seriously ill, and needed medical intervention to stay alive, it threw his world of conspiracy theory beliefs into chaos. Joel, who lives in Sydney, was born into conspiracy theories, in a family…[Continue Reading...]
While Instagram might have a reputation for superficiality—a realm of exquisitely filtered images—it is now eclipsing other social media as a news source. The platform is increasingly filled with information, some of it pernicious and distributed via influencers. Researchers at…[Continue Reading...]
The wife of Andrew Bridgen has claimed in a national newspaper interview that the Ashby MP has been 'captured by an antivax cult'. Nevena Bridgen has given an interview to the Sunday Times in which she says Mr Bridgen, the…[Continue Reading...]
Heightened use of social media during the coronavirus pandemic brought with it an unprecedented surge in the spread of misinformation. Of particular significance were conspiracy theories surrounding the virus and vaccines made to combat it. Though conspiracy theories about vaccines…[Continue Reading...]
The 18th annual Santa Monica Film Festival, which held in-person screenings on Saturday, February 3 and which is running online screenings through February 28, chose to feature and then give awards to some dangerous right-wing conspiracy theories masquerading as "documentary"…[Continue Reading...]
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Mondays our Tech Reporter Mikael Thalen debunks the most wild conspiracy theories swirling around the web in his “One Dumb Conspiracy” column. If you want to read…[Continue Reading...]
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