Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories: Qanon, 5g, the New World Order and Other Viral Ideas

ISBN-13: 9781476684673 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 263 str.

John Bodner; Wendy Welch; Ian Brodie

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Foreword by Anna Merlan 1
Introduction 5
One. Conspiracy Theory 101: A Primer 9
Two. The "Wuhan Virus": A Cautionary Tale of Origin Conspiracy Theories 29
Three. Recycling White Power Rumors After the Black Death 59
Four. "But My Cousin Said": Covid-19 and Black Communities 73
Five. Harmful Additives: Pre–and Pandemic ­Anti-Vaccination Thinking 95
Six. Apocalypse Now, or Later? End Times and the New World Order 117
Seven. QAnon, Pizzagate and the Pandemic 143
Eight. Waves of the Future or Waves of Oppression? 5G Fears 164
Nine. Drawing Lines in Shifting Sand: The ­Covid-19 Cartoons of Ben Garrison 180
Ten. When All Is Said—or Done: Examining Ourselves, Talking to Others 204
Acknowledgments 218
Author Biographies 219
Chapter Notes 221
References Cited 229
Index 253