HAARP conspiracyAnalysis of its role in the 2023 Turkey & Syria earthquakes on Twitter

  1. Arce-García, Sergio 1
  2. Díaz-Campo, Jesús 1
  1. 1 Universidad Internacional de La Rioja
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    Universidad Internacional de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

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Journal:
Estudios sobre el mensaje periodístico

ISSN: 1988-2696

Year of publication: 2024

Volume: 30

Issue: 2

Pages: 323-333

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/ESMP.95257 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

O Twitter (atualmente "X") é um terreno fértil para a disseminação de desinformação, com foco especial em teorias da conspiração, especialmente aquelas relacionadas ao programa de radiocomunicação HAARP. Este estudo examina uma teoria da conspiração que vincula esse projeto aos terremotos de 2023 na Turquia e na Síria. Rastreando a palavra-chave "HAARP" no Twitter de 4 a 20 de fevereiro de 2023 em 11 idiomas, analisamos mais de 500.000 tweets usando teoria de rede, análise estatística, quantificação de emoção e polaridade, processamento de linguagem natural e metodologia Disarm. Os resultados mostram um padrão consistente em todos os idiomas, com aspectos emocionais contribuindo significativamente para a disseminação. O estudo conclui que a campanha de desinformação opera globalmente com uma estratégia definida, incorporando nuances locais. A metodologia Disarm é considerada adequada para analisar esse tipo de campanha.

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