Aim/purpose - The COVID-19 pandemic generated a new communication universe with numerous actors, including conspiracy theory (CT) promoters who spread skepticism about the authenticity of the pandemic and the necessity of health emergency regulations. This study explores the dissemination of...

We used a framework on pandemic containment strategizing to investigate how a sample of states in the US responded in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the world and between themselves. Although limitations imposed on freedom of movement and business operations were in a...