Channel 4 News published this video item, entitled “Why do people believe Covid conspiracy theories?” – below is their description.
As the Covid vaccine is steadily rolled out around the world, there’s also a surge in disinformation, conspiracy theories and fake news.
Governments and the World Health Organisation are making a huge effort to tackle it – and putting pressure on social media platforms to take down false content more quickly.
We’ve been to meet anti-lockdown protestors in Birmingham – who claim the virus is some kind of hoax.
Channel 4 News YouTube Channel
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