From #HoloCough to #GreatReset. Anti-Semitic Theories about the Corona Virus

ABSTRACT

Global health crises such as the Corona pandemic are and elusive situations that trigger uncertainty for people, and at the same time bring concrete and directly tangible consequences and effects on them. In the current context of media, characterised by an almost uncontrollable number of active users, such situations provide a fertile space for the dissemination of an untamed mass of news, in which, in addition to truthful and relevant information, disinformation is also disseminated, often proving to be a breeding ground for stigmatising and conspiratorial content. Based on a survey of the most widespread social media, this article aims to analyse the conspiratorial elements present in Covid-19 communication in Germany and Italy, specifically surveying the presence of the recurrent anti-Semitic traits that seem to characterise conspiracy theories.