The other pandemic: how global leaders have failed to counter the spread of fake news and conspiracy theories about Covid-19
Bârgăoanu, A. & Radu, L.
(28 April 2020)
The other pandemic: how global leaders have failed to counter the spread of fake news and conspiracy theories about Covid-19.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
The spread of fake news and conspiracy theories has been a key concern during the Covid-19 outbreak. Drawing on survey research in Romania, Alina Bârgăoanu and Loredana Radu explain that the inability of global leaders to tackle the spread of false narratives illustrates the shift toward a so called ‘G-Zero world’, in which there is a growing vacuum in global governance.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2020 The Authors |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 30 Jun 2020 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105259 |