Между COVID-19 и войната в Украйна.
Between COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.

Dynamics of Conspiracy Reasoning at the Limits of the Russian Propaganda Narrative

Summary/Abstract: This article is a close observation of a few conspiracy theories, which became popular in the last few years, mostly because of the two major events – COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. In addition to the analytical approach towards these theories, I try to fi nd out how they are used by the Russian Federation in the field of the ongoing hybrid war. The conspiracy theories, which I observe here, bears a qualitative change and mutates in propaganda narrative. The qualitative variation can be found in the mixed mode of use of conspiracy theories as propaganda. I pay special attention to the conspiracy theory which includes 5G and its eff ect on both COVID-19 and the motivations of Putin’s war. Another important part of this study is the correspondence between the conspiracy reason and the way it helps spread and upgrade the propaganda narrative. ThIs effect is boosted by new media tools of our digital era.

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