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Plandemic is a trilogy of conspiracy theory films produced by Mikki Willis, promoting misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. They feature Judy Mikovits, a discredited American researcher and prominent anti-vaccine activist.
May 8, 2020 · A slickly produced 26-minute video called Plandemic has exploded on social media in recent days, claiming to present a view of COVID-19 that differs from the "official" narrative.
May 8, 2020 · Before platforms removed it, a 26-minute video called “Plandemic: The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19” was viewed tens of millions of times. It’s full of falsehoods.
May 8, 2020 · Major social networks are rushing to take down a new coronavirus conspiracy theory video which has rapidly spread across the internet. The so-called "Plandemic" video is edited in the style of a...
- Contradictory beliefs. Conspiracy theorists are so committed to disbelieving an official account, it doesn’t matter if their belief system is internally contradictory.
- Overriding suspicion. Conspiracy theorists are overwhelmingly suspicious toward the official account. That means any scientific evidence that doesn’t fit into the conspiracy theory must be faked.
- Nefarious intent. In a conspiracy theory, the conspirators are assumed to have evil motives. In the case of “Plandemic,” there’s no limit to the nefarious intent.
- Conviction something’s wrong. Conspiracy theorists may occasionally abandon specific ideas when they become untenable. But those revisions tend not to change their overall conclusion that “something must be wrong” and that the official account is based on deception.
Oct 9, 2020 · In the current study, we analyzed Twitter posts about the plandemic conspiracy theory (i.e., planned epidemic) as a case study for the emergence, evolution, and dynamism of COVID-19 misinformation specifically, and social media misinformation in general.
May 8, 2020 · The first installment of a documentary called “Plandemic” stormed through social media this week, promising viewers on its website that the film will “expose the scientific and political elite...
