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    26 October 2020

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    Illustration by Lisa Sheehan for POLITICO

    ComProp researcher Jonathan Bright has contributed to a Politico article on how the language and ideas of the QAnon conspiracy theory are becoming increasingly popular in Europe:

    “If you feel like you’re losing control of your life, you’re more likely to believe in these conspiracy theories”, said Jonathan Bright, a senior researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute. “The coronavirus supercharged things. People are spending even more time online, so have more time to come across anti-vaccine and other conspiracy content.”

    Read the full article here.

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