Table 3.
Distributions of labels for the four COVID-19 conspiracy theories.
| Conspiracy theory | Label distribution | ||
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COVID-19 misinformation, n | Not COVID-19 misinformation, n | Proportion of COVID-19 misinformation, % |
| 5Ga | 367 | 356 | 50.8 |
| Gatesb | 354 | 356 | 49.9 |
| Labc | 407 | 327 | 55.4 |
| Vaxd | 142 | 632 | 18.3 |
a5G: conspiracy theories related to 5G technology.
bGates: conspiracy theories related to Bill Gates or the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
cLab: conspiracy theories related to SARS-CoV-2 being laboratory-released or human-made.
dVax: conspiracy theories related to vaccines.