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Conspiracy Theories–Conspiracy Narratives [PDF]
Diegesis: Interdisziplinäres E-Journal für Erzählforschung, 2021 In this essay Michael Butter discusses the relation between conspiracy theories and conspiracy narratives.
Michael Butter
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The effects of anti-vaccine conspiracy theories on vaccination intentions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The current studies investigated the potential impact of anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs, and exposure to anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, on vaccination intentions. In Study 1, British parents completed a questionnaire measuring beliefs in anti-vaccine
Daniel Jolley, Karen M Douglas
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The spread of COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media and the effect of content moderation
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2020 We investigate the diffusion of conspiracy theories related to the origin of COVID-19 on social media. By analyzing third-party content on four social media platforms, we show that: (a) In contrast to conventional wisdom, mainstream sources contribute ...
Orestis Papakyriakopoulos +2 more
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Conspiracy Theories Are Not Theories: Time To Rename Conspiracy Theories [PDF]
This paper presents the results of two corpus studies investigating the discourse surrounding conspiracy theories and genuine theories. The results of these studies show that conspiracy theories lack the epistemic and scientific standing characteristic ...
Reuter, Kevin, Baumgartner, Lucien
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Society, 2023 AbstractCurrent thinking about conspiracy theories is dominated by epistemological and psychological approaches. The former see the study of conspiracy theories as a branch of epistemology and insist that each theory should be judged on its evidential merits. On this account, a conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event which cites a conspiracy as
Cassam Q.
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Southwest Philosophy ReviewConspiracy theories are a social phenomenon that has been researched by several academic fields: From philosophy, historical and cultural science, to psychological research, conspiracy theories are and have been a topic of interest for many scholars ...
Lena Frischlich, Tim Schatto-Eckrodt
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Conspiracy Theories – Conspiracy Narratives [PDF]
, 2022 In this essay Michael Butter discusses the relation between conspiracy theories and conspiracy narratives.
Butter, Michael
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Suspicious conspiracy theories. [PDF]
Synthese, 2022 AbstractConspiracy theories and conspiracy theorists have been accused of a great many sins, but are the conspiracy theories conspiracy theorists believe epistemically problematic? Well, according to some recent work (such as Cassam Quassim, Keith Harris, and M. Guilia Napolitano), yes, they are.
Dentith MRX.
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Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective [PDF]
, 2023 Covid Conspiracy Theories in Global Perspective examines how conspiracy theories and related forms of misinformation and disinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic have circulated widely around the world.
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What is a Conspiracy Theory? [PDF]
Erkenntnis, 2021 AbstractIn much of the current academic and public discussion, conspiracy theories are portrayed as a negative phenomenon, linked to misinformation, mistrust in experts and institutions, and political propaganda. Rather surprisingly, however, philosophers working on this topic have been reluctant to incorporate a negatively evaluative aspect when ...
Napolitano, M Giulia, Reuter, Kevin
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