Pandemic lays bare Slovak disinformation problem, experts say
Surveys show Slovaks are worst in the region for believing conspiracy theories. Fake pandemic (Source: SITA)
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a deep-rooted problem with disinformation in Slovakia, experts have said, as new surveys suggest a large portion of the population believe in coronavirus conspiracies.
When thousands of people took to the streets in an anti-government protest in Bratislava on December 12, TV pictures and photos from the scene showed many demonstrators without masks, and people carrying signs with slogans reading “fake pandemic” and “stop forced vaccination against COVID-19”.
Pictures from the protests, and other demonstrations in recent weeks, did not surprise disinformation experts.
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