Tune in for Theories of the pandemic: Six Styles of Covid Conspiracies
A new episode is out of the podcast Corona Crisis: Once Upon a Pandemic, with Division researcher Eric Paglia. This time on Covid Conspiracies with prof. Andreas Önnerfors, conspiracy theory expert, at Uppsala University.
Episode Description
It would be an understatement to say that the coronavirus crisis is fertile ground for the cultivation of conspiracy theories. For an increasing number of people around the world, the pandemic is the mother of all conspiracies, with the various theories of the conspiracy coming in literally all shapes and sizes. Prof. Andreas Önnerfors, an expert on conspiracy theories at Uppsala University, joins the podcast to explain the six types of theories that have taken root over the course of the pandemic, and how these are fueling social unrest and creating unlikely constellations of activists taking to the streets together. Plus, podcast co-host Marc shares the experience of his current Covid infection.