Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats”: Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter

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Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats” : Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter. / Johansen, Nicklas; Marjanovic, Sara Vera; Kjaer, Cathrine Valentin; Baglini, Rebekah Brita; Adler-Nissen, Rebecca.

I: Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, Bind 3, Nr. 2, 02.03.2022.

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Harvard

Johansen, N, Marjanovic, SV, Kjaer, CV, Baglini, RB & Adler-Nissen, R 2022, 'Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats”: Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter', Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, bind 3, nr. 2. https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-93

APA

Johansen, N., Marjanovic, S. V., Kjaer, C. V., Baglini, R. B., & Adler-Nissen, R. (2022). Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats”: Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-93

Vancouver

Johansen N, Marjanovic SV, Kjaer CV, Baglini RB, Adler-Nissen R. Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats”: Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter. Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. 2022 mar. 2;3(2). https://doi.org/10.37016/mr-2020-93

Author

Johansen, Nicklas ; Marjanovic, Sara Vera ; Kjaer, Cathrine Valentin ; Baglini, Rebekah Brita ; Adler-Nissen, Rebecca. / Ridiculing the “tinfoil hats” : Citizen responses to COVID-19 misinformation in the Danish facemask debate on Twitter. I: Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. 2022 ; Bind 3, Nr. 2.

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