Table 4.
OLS Regression Results.
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln 5Gt | Ln BigPharmat | Ln BillGatest | Ln Weapont | Ln Exaggerationt | Ln FilmYourHospitalt | Ln GMOt |
Ln Vaccinest | |
| Ln(casest-7) | −0.09** (−2.60) | 0.27*** (13.15) | 0.77*** (9.19) | −0.10*** (−5.27) | 0.33*** (11.58) | −0.84*** (−9.21) | −0.01 (−0.49) | 0.63*** (23.56) |
| _cons | 6.68*** (15.20) | 1.93*** (7.33) | −4.05*** (−3.68) | 6.70*** (27.92) | 1.91*** (5.26) | 12.41*** (10.53) | 3.08*** (15.02) | −3.91*** (−11.58) |
| N | 671 | 671 | 273 | 671 | 671 | 598 | 671 | 671 |
| R 2 | .02 | .29 | .23 | .05 | .41 | .22 | .00 | .52 |
OLS: ordinary least squares; GMO: genetically modified organism.
The number of new COVID-19 cases a week before as an explanatory variable for the tweet frequency of each conspiracy theory. t statistics in parentheses.
*
p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.