Conspiracy theories are an important model of the narrative corpus of modern societies and a significant cultural phenomenon, closely linked to digital communication channels embedded in everyday life. Although the Slovenian public was not entirely without insight into the growth of conspiracy theories during the pandemic, we still do not have much systematic data from the field. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of a corpus of conspiracy theories could help to significantly raise awareness of the issue, show its local specificities, as well as provide the Slovenian public with a clearer picture of the nature of conspiracy theories. Many studies have shown that the tradition of conspiracy theories in Europe is rich and complex and only increases in times of crisis. At local, regional, continental, and even global levels, certain motifs, tropes, and storylines are revisited again and again. It is therefore necessary to follow the data from the field in order to predict and identify possible future narrative mechanisms of conspiracy theories.
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