Anna Mierzynska

A social media analyst and a political marketing expert specializing in information risk assessment, in particular in Russian disinformation, fake news, and online manipulations. She is a regular contributor to Oko.Press and publishes in Gazeta Wyborcza. In 2019 and 2020, she cooperated with the Institute of Strategic Dialogue in London

Society

When Citizens Distrust Authorities: Popularity of Conspiracy Theories as Sign of State Crisis

BY Anna Mierzynska AND Projekt Polska / January 5, 2022

Conspiracy theories are a plague of our time that has been gaining strength, particularly in countries where the citizen’s trust in authorities and institutions is low.