As a new video titled 'Plandemic' spreads disinformation online, Sky News looks into the appeal of conspiracy theories.
"The second are existential - related to the need to feel safe and secure in the world. For example, research shows that people are drawn to conspiracy theories when they feel powerless or are anxious.
"Rather than providing people with a sense of certainty, conspiracy theories seem more likely to take it away and make people feel more uncertain," she says. Crucially,"all of these theories predate the actual pandemic, and have communities of acolytes and true believers who tend to congregate on various fringe parts of the web", Dr Tuters adds.
"In this sense, the circulation of conspiracy theories may be metaphorically a little like the coronavirus itself," he says."Perhaps many circulate the virus without even realising that they have been infected?"
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