The anti-mask movement originated in the United States at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and has gradually spread to Europe. In France, the movement brought together only a few hundred people in the streets but was able to mobilize several thousand people on social networks. On social media the use of negative hashtags about the use of masks were much higher, representing 88 percent of hashtags about masks. Among the anti-maskers the most common conspiracy theories spread on social media were that the 5G waves were responsible for the CVID-19 pandemic (81 percent).
Most conveyed fake news and conspiracy theories by anti-mask protestors on social media in France in 2020
* The source adds the following information: 1,230 articles from press and news sites, 267,500 messages in English and French mentioning "anti-mask" hashtags on the web and social media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, blogs, forums, websites consumer reviews and websites, etc.) from internet users, excluding journalists.
Posts and articles were then localized for 3 countries:
- France
- UK
- Germany
The source did not specify the number of messages and articles from France.
The main hashtags were: #antimasque, #antimasques, #stopmasques, #stopmasque, #nonaumasqueobligato, #nonauxmasques, #brulonslesmasques, #masquesobligatoiresmonq
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IRIS. (December 8, 2020). Most conveyed fake news and conspiracy theories by anti-mask protestors on social media in France in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233160/conveyed-conspiracy-theories-anti-maskers-social-media-france/
IRIS. "Most conveyed fake news and conspiracy theories by anti-mask protestors on social media in France in 2020." Chart. December 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233160/conveyed-conspiracy-theories-anti-maskers-social-media-france/
IRIS. (2020). Most conveyed fake news and conspiracy theories by anti-mask protestors on social media in France in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233160/conveyed-conspiracy-theories-anti-maskers-social-media-france/
IRIS. "Most Conveyed Fake News and Conspiracy Theories by Anti-mask Protestors on Social Media in France in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233160/conveyed-conspiracy-theories-anti-maskers-social-media-france/
IRIS, Most conveyed fake news and conspiracy theories by anti-mask protestors on social media in France in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233160/conveyed-conspiracy-theories-anti-maskers-social-media-france/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Most conveyed fake news and conspiracy theories by anti-mask protestors on social media in France in 2020 [Graph], IRIS, December 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233160/conveyed-conspiracy-theories-anti-maskers-social-media-france/
