"Gateway conspiracy"la desconfianza en la pandemia por Covid-19 como puerta de entrada a teorías de la conspiración

  1. Alba Taboada-Villamarín 1
  2. Alejandro Romero-Reche 2
  3. Cristóbal Torres-Albero 1
  1. 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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    Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01cby8j38

  2. 2 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

Revista:
REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

ISSN: 0210-5233

Any de publicació: 2024

Número: 188

Pàgines: 145-164

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.5477/CIS/REIS.188.145-164 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Altres publicacions en: REIS: Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas

Resum

The article examines how distrust regarding the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a catalyst for the diffusion of conspiracy theories. It discusses the nature of conspiracy theories, their relationship with institutional distrust, and their representation in the social media. The methodology used is based on the analysis of hashtags from over one million tweets to determine if certain theories act as “gateways” to others. The findings suggest that logical ties exist between distinct conspiracy theories, influenced by distrust towards specific institutions and amplified by the COVID-19 crisis. It is concluded that the combination of conspiracy theories is not random, but rather, it follows an internal logic that is based on distrust, since these theories are interconnected in an internally coherent way within the context of the pandemic.

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