How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives

Marc Tuters; Tom Willaert; Trisha Meyer

doi:https://doi.org/10.58875/POZR1536

How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives

Marc Tuters, Tom Willaert, Trisha Meyer

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In this paper, we use social Twitter data to track evolving narratives empirically, gaining insight into how seemingly innocuous scientific concepts acquire sinister connotations through association. Understanding how this process occurs can be helpful in determining which countermeasures might be effective.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	32-36
Number of pages	5
Journal	Issues in Science and Technology
Volume	39
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.58875/POZR1536
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2023

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How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives

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EUAR117: SoMe4Dem : Social media for democracy – understanding the causal mechanisms of digital citizenship

EUAR70: EDMO Belux : Belgium-Luxembourg Research Hub on digital Media and Disinformation

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EUAR117: SoMe4Dem : Social media for democracy – understanding the causal mechanisms of digital citizenship

EUAR70: EDMO Belux : Belgium-Luxembourg Research Hub on digital Media and Disinformation

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