ABSTRACT
Chapter 4 continues the account of the development of Covid-19 conspiracy theories during 2020. Whereas chapter 3 largely considers theories that downplay the threat of Covid-19, fashioning it as some form of hoax orchestrated for international or domestic political advantage, the examples of conspiracy theory in chapter 4 begin from the assumption that Covid-19 is dangerous and either the virus or the vaccine is being used by nefarious factions. Chapter 4 closes by considering a number of “superconspiracy theories” that incorporate elements from conspiracy theories recounted in chapters 3 and 4.
