Living with COVID-19-triggered pseudoscience and conspiracies

Takele T. Desta () and Tewodros Mulugeta
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Takele T. Desta: Kotebe Metropolitan University
Tewodros Mulugeta: Kotebe Metropolitan University

International Journal of Public Health, No 0, 2 pages

Abstract: Abstract Objective This piece of work proposes a way for the wise management of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. Methods This work encompassed a review of relevant literature and synthesized the critical thoughts on the proper management of pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. Result The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) overwhelmingly challenges the competency of the digital generation. Consequently, public had been left stranded, helpless and anxious, especially during the peak season of the pandemic. However, this crisis creates a conducive environment for pseudoscience and conspiracy theories to proliferate. Pseudoscience and conspiracy theories negatively impacted the effort made to contain COVID-19. Conclusion This piece of work, however, argues that although pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are real threats to conventional science, effort needs to be made to develop a sort of database to archive and curate them for downstream use.

Keywords: Pseudoscience and conspiracy theories database; Curate; Downstream uses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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