If there’s one thing we’ve learned from the pandemic, it’s that everybody has a slightly different approach to how they deal with the challenges it has presented. Covid-19 has thrown up a lot of complex topics which both society and the individual have had to come to terms with and react to.
Where these differences get away from the realm of “normal” and understandable, however, is when people completely reject the reality of the situation, saying that the coronavirus is a myth, created by “some powerful forces” and that the virus does not exist. This is the wording used in a recent YouGov survey to gauge the extent to which populations believe this around the world.
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Conspiracy Theories
Of the 24 countries surveyed, belief in the conspiracy theory was most widespread in India, where 30 percent of (urban) respondents professed to sharing this view on the pandemic. At the other end of the scale, belief was least common in Japan, Sweden, Great Britain and Denmark.
Here are the countries that had the most people say they believed Covid was not real.
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8. Brazil
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 13%
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7. Russia
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 13%
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6. Turkey
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 14%
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5. Poland
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 15%
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4. Nigeria
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 19%
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3. Indonesia
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 20%
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2. South Africa
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 23%
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1. India
Percent saying the following is true: “Coronavirus is a myth created by some powerful forces, and the virus does not really exist:” 30%
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This article originally appeared on Statista.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.
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