Закономерности при формирането на конспиративни теории. Слух, страх и активно комуникиране.
Patterns in the Formation of Conspiracy Theories. Rumor, Fear, and Active Communication.

Summary/Abstract: Conspiracy theories are explored as a communication phenomenon and as a challenge to the security of the state and of society. Uncovered is the pattern that the inception of a conspiracy theory requires a specific combination of: fear, rumour, and appropriate communication environment. Simultaneously, due to the multitude of varied external factors, these are a necessary, but not sufficient requirements for a conspiracy theory to take shape. Concluded is that the phenomenon is ambivalent, relative to the category beneficial/harmful; that the inception of conspiracy theories is an inevitable part of communication; and that the disproval of each conspiracy theory ought to follow a specific approach. This work presents a mechanism for the deliberate manufacture of a conspiracy theory.

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