Plandemia, czyli medialne narracje covidowych sceptyków
Plandemic or Media Narratives of COVID Skeptics

Summary/Abstract: Scientific objective: The draft is dedicated to reconstruction of the media narratives of coronavirus skeptics. The text presents the basic plot threads of the story about the plandemic, as well as the factors determining its dramatic dimension. The research method used in the text includes narrative analysis as a discourse subtype. Research material consists of 116 texts, mostly journalistic ones, published on the Internet. Conclusions: 1. Coronavirus skeptics perceive the pandemic situation in Poland and all over the world in terms of a conflict. 2. The roles of the main characters in the plandemic story are permanently assigned and constant. 3. All epidemic events are being incorporated to the pre-adopted script based on historical analogies. This is a result of cognitive processes based on limited rationality. 4. The narrator places himself among the freedom fighters, perceiving his antagonists as dangerous oppressors. Originality and cognitive value: The paper is devoted to one of contemporary public discourse subtypes. Although it is perceived as marginal, the opinion polls show that it has a strong influence on a large part of society and some government decisions. The analysis is also important because of the polarization of social views in Poland.

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