Taxonomizing Information Practices in a Large Conspiracy Movement: Using Early QAnon as a Case Study

被引:2
|
作者
Hodges, James A. [1 ]
机构
[1] San Jose State Univ, Sch Informat, San Jose, CA 95192 USA
来源
INFORMATION & CULTURE | 2023年 / 58卷 / 02期
关键词
conspiracy theories; epistemology information; practices internet; culture misinformation; disinformation;
D O I
10.7560/IC58201
中图分类号
K [历史、地理];
学科分类号
06 ;
摘要
This article presents a taxonomy of the informa-tion practices apparent in an imageboard discus-sion thread that was influ-ential in jump-starting the worldwide QAnon move-ment. After introducing QAnon with a review of literature, the author examines 4Chan /pol/ thread #147547939 (key in introducing multiple key elements of the QAnon narrative) to enumerate and classify the informa-tion practices deployed by discussion partici-pants. In conclusion, the article expands beyond existing research's previ-ous focus on outright fabrication, showing that early QAnon participants' information practices are also defined in large part by suspicious and idio-syncratic modes of read-ing authentic sources, not simply the propagation of falsehoods.
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页码:129 / 144
页数:17
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