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Dr. Cécile Rousseau featured in Global News
Published: 4 March 2021
COVID-19 conspiracy theories: Psychological distress can lead to radicalization
As the coronavirus pandemic approaches the one-year mark, concern for wider effects relating to misinformation about the virus is growing. Conspiracy theories have been associated with epidemics and pandemics since the middle ages. “It’s very difficult to fight a virus, or a bacteria, it’s an invisible enemy,” said Dr. Cécile Rousseau, a researcher and clinical psychiatrist. Rousseau is part of a team of researchers at 㽶Ƶ who looked at COVID-19 conspiracy theories and their link with violence.
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