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First published 2020-11

A Bioweapon or a Hoax? The Link Between Distinct Conspiracy Beliefs About the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak and Pandemic Behavior

Roland Imhoff, Pia Lamberty

Social Psychological and Personality Science

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First published 2024-7

Pandemic Nationalism: Use of Government Social Media for Political Information and Belief in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories in China

Anfan Chen, Yingdan Lu, Kaiping Chen [...]

The International Journal of Press/Politics

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First published 2025-7

A threat-complexity hypothesis of conspiracy thinking during the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-national and longitudinal evidence of a three-way interaction effect of financial strain,disempowerment and paranoia

Gennaro Pica, N. Pontus Leander, Hadi Sam Nariman [...]

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Research article

First published 2024-8

Simple solutions to wicked problems: Cultivating true believers of anti-vaccine conspiracies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stephanie Alice Baker, Eugene McLaughlin, Chris Rojek

European Journal of Cultural Studies

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Research article

First published 2021

System Threat during a Pandemic: How Conspiracy Theories Help to Justify the System

Jia-Yan Mao, Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Shen-Long Yang [...]

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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First published 2022-8

Authority-led conspiracy theories in China during the COVID-19 pandemic – Exploring the thematic features and rhetoric strategies

Calvin Yixiang Cheng, Wanjiang Jacob Zhang, Qiyue Zhang

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies

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First published 2023-1

National Narcissism predicts the Belief in and the Dissemination of Conspiracy Theories During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From 56 Countries

Anni Sternisko, Aleksandra Cichocka, Aleksandra Cislak [...]

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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First published 2024-8

Workplace Deceptions During the Pandemic: Differences in Conspiracy Beliefs,Psychological Functioning,and Covid-19 Experiences

Richard Rogers, Minqi Pan, Sara E. Hartigan [...]

Psychological Reports

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First published 2023-1

Perceived China Threat,Conspiracy Belief,and Public Support for Restrictive Immigration Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ji Hye Kim, Jihye Park

Race and Justice

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First published 2023-5

Looking back to look forward: 5G/COVID-19 conspiracies and the long history of infrastructural fears

Jordan Frith, Scott Campbell, Leah Komen

Mobile Media & Communication

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