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2020-06-01
It’s a Socialist Plot Against Donald Trump
Some skeptics have lumped all the events of the past couple of years, including Coronavirus, into a giant conspiracy to take down Donald Trump and turn America socialist, This post claims Mueller, impeachment, Coronavirus, and murder hornets haven’t worked, and are suggesting the Black Lives Matter protest is the next in a string of conspiracies. The person who shared this to reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook mocks it by asking if these things didn’t exist prior to a Trump. -
2020-06-01
The Virus is Fake - It’s About Surveillance
Coronavirus skeptics have a number of theories of the “real” reason for the virus. In the post, the woman claims that all the deaths are fake and it is all a conspiracy to vaccinate people, take their DNA, and be able to increase surveillance. This was shared on reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook. -
2020-06-01
Cell Phones Cause Coronavirus
Conspiracy theories about the origin of COVID-19 include a vocal group claiming a connection between the 5g network and the virus. The person in this post claims that this new “cell frequency” produces the virus and is why we must stay six feet apart. The person claims the close proximity of people with cell phones in places like cruise ships is why the number of cases was higher in these locations. The person who shared this to reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook mocks the post by satirically saying to remember to turn off your COVID setting. -
2020-06-01
Boycotting Safety Standards
Businesses, such as grocery stores, have taken precautions such as having plexiglass shields and only accepting electronic payments to avoid the spread of the virus. Some, like the woman in this post, feel that this infringes upon their rights and calls for a boycott of such businesses. This woman additionally refers to her post as “exposing the modern new life,” indicating how safety standards and a person’s choice whether to abide has become politicized. The person who shared this post on reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook mockingly calls the poster “Karen,” and states she “died of starvation two weeks later.” -
2020-04-26
COVID 19 denier blaming virus on Obama
Taken from the sub Reddit “insanepeopleoffacebook,” this user posted a picture seen on Facebook of a person protesting against the shut down of businesses and facilities due to COVID-19. This participant protester equates COVID-19 with Obama, suggesting a conspiracy. These protests were made up of COVID-19 skeptics. -
2020-05-02
Covid-19 Propaganda Posters
These posters were made as a parody of several statements and promises made by President Trump during the Covid-19 pandemic. They show the absurd, callous, and gross attempts to persuade the American people into believing the pandemic is either not serious, taken seriously by the government, or that sacrificing human life is necessary to maintain high profits for the stock market. -
2020-03-11
Zionism could be behind the #coronavirus
Tweet by Prof. Louis Fishman highlighting suggestions by some in Turkey that Zionism could be behind the coronavirus. -
2020-03-13
Turkish TV clip blaming Israel for the coronavirus
Prof. Louis Fishman shares a clip from Turkish television, in which an "expert" blames Israel for the coronavirus. -
2020-04-01
“I think it's definitely been causing me to lean on my faith more..."
“I think it's definitely been causing me to lean on my faith more and even kinda believe in this higher power and lean on this higher power in a stronger way but at the same time like right now all the churches are closed and being challenged to figure out how how to come together as a community virtually and things like that so it definitely has made me realize I can take many aspects of my faith for granted like the community aspect but at the same time it has kinda shown me that like the church building is not my faith.” -
2020-04-09
Navigating Pandemic Conspiracies
This project aims to document all of the different conspiracies and their growth and treatment by the media throughout the pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing how conspiracy theorists have latched onto the pandemic and are going to keep coming up with more and more conspiracies