A pandemic—with fear, isolation, and lots of time on your hands—can be a prime time for conspiracy theories to take hold. Having a villain is more reassuring that not having someone to blame.
Click above to listen to part 4 of Skeptic Check: Covid Conspiracy, featuring Whitney Phillips, Professor of communication and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, and author of three books, most recently You Are Here: A Field Guide for Navigating Polluted Information.
Skeptic Check: Covid Conspiracy:
Part 1: Joan Donovan – Pandemic Opportunists
Part 2: Joan Donovan – The 5G Conspiracy
Part 3: Whitney Phillips – The Gates Gambit
Part 4: Whitney Phillips – Conspiracies Abound!
