Most conveyed conspiracy theories by anti-maskers on social media in France 2020
On social media the use of negative hashtags about the use of masks were much higher, representing 88 percent of hashtags about masks. Among the anti-maskers the most common conspiracy theories spread on social media were that the 5G waves were responsible for the CVID-19 pandemic (81 percent).
The anti-mask movement originated in the United States at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, and has gradually spread to Europe. In France, the movement brought together only a few hundred people in the streets but was able to mobilize several thousand people on social networks.