With their findings, the partners emphasized the danger of COVID-19 conspiracy theories and disinformation for the democratically aware public.
With their findings, the partners emphasized the danger of COVID-19 conspiracy theories and disinformation for the democratically aware public.
Professors Mirjana Tonković, Andrea Vranić, and Nebojša Blanuša researched the correlation between citizen beliefs and behavior in regards to COVID-19 conspiracy theories belief, showing stronger tendency for anti-vaccination and COVID-19 prevention measures amongst those who believe in conspiracy theories.
In terms of socioeconomic indicators, younger people, especially those aged 25-29, who are less educated, from larger households with lower incomes, and from smaller towns, are somewhat more inclined to believe in COVID-19 conspiracy theories. In addition to being on average more inclined to believe in other conspiracy theories, they also show lower trust in science, […]
Professor Marijana Grbeša and Milica Vučković's research on the content of COVID-19 disinformation narratives on Facebook points to the regional nature of their sources, and their tendency towards conspiracy theories belief.
Despite project differences, both consortia emphasized the importance of understanding the nature of disinformation, in order to strengthen society's resilience to it.
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