Ebola misinformation
Multiple conspiracy theories have circulated about ebola viruses, regarding the origin of outbreaks, treatments for ebola virus disease, and preventative measures.
Origins theories
During the 2014 outbreak in Liberia, an article in the Liberian Observer alleged that the virus was a bioweapon designed by the US military as a form of population control.[1] Other theories spreading online during the pandemic alleged that the New World Order had engineered the virus in order to impose quarantines and travel bans in order to soften an eventual descent into martial law.[1] During a 2019 outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, rumors spread that the virus was imported to the country for financial gain,[2] or as part of a plot to procure organs for the black market.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b Feuer, Alan (18 October 2014). "The Ebola Conspiracy Theories". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Joselow, Gabe; Givetash, Linda (20 April 2019). "Conspiracy theories, rumors threaten the battle against Ebola". NBC News. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "How This Pastor of a Megachurch Is Fueling Ebola Conspiracy Theories". Time. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Ouattara, Syna; Århem, Nikolas (January 2021). "Fighting Ebola in the Shadow of Conspiracy Theories and Sorcery Suspicions. Reflections on the West African EVD Outbreak in Guinea-Conakry (2013-2016)". African Studies Notebooks. Retrieved 27 October 2022.