The Reasons Why Corona Is Not A Hoax?

Conspiracy theory beliefs have become a central part of the COVID-19 pandemic, with early adopters promoting misinformation about the virus’s non-contagious nature, laboratory manipulation, or profit-driven nature. This psychological predisposition to reject expert information and view major social and political events as conspiracies has led to the spread of misinformation online. A video shared online has claimed that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax and part of a conspiracy to control the general public. This is false.

Pandemics have always been breeding grounds for conspiracy theories, with people feeling more vulnerable to believing them when they feel lost or threatened. For example, QAnon, a convoluted conspiracy theory that claims President Trump is waging a secret war against Satan-worshipping elite paedophiles, and a swirling mass of false claims about the pandemic have been circulating.

False information, including intentional disinformation and conspiracy theories, about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and its origin, prevention, and spread are soaring online. A new report from the Energy Department concluding the coronavirus’s origins has sparked online speculation.

Beliefs in two popular variants of COVID-19 conspiracy theory are the joint product of psychological predispositions. For example, one in seven people say violence is a fair response to alleged conspiracies such as “15-minute cities”.