A geospatial infodemic: Mapping Twitter conspiracy theories of COVID-19/
Material type: ArticlePublication details: sage 2020Description: Vol 10, issue 2, 2020 : (276–281 p.)Online resources: In: Dialogues in human geographySummary: Conspiracy theories have proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide an explanation for uncontrollable circumstances. Most conspiratorial explanations often ascribe disease to foreigners or as a result of deliberate actions. Through mapping retweets that attribute COVID-19 to a bioweapon or a lab in China, I examine the geography behind a metonymic conspiracy theory.Item type | Current library | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Conspiracy theories have proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide an explanation for uncontrollable circumstances. Most conspiratorial explanations often ascribe disease to foreigners or as a result of deliberate actions. Through mapping retweets that attribute COVID-19 to a bioweapon or a lab in China, I examine the geography behind a metonymic conspiracy theory.
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