Chapter 1
Conspiracy theory discourses
Critical inquiries into the language of anti-science, post-trutherism, mis/disinformation and alternative media
Article outline
- 1.The nature of conspiracy theories, old and new
- 2.The need for a discourse approach to conspiracy theories (and to those who oppose them)
- 3.Structure of the book
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Acknowledgements
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