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Classic all-year-round lasagne of conspiracy

" Absolutely convincing. I didn't even have to read it twice once I had shared this with everyone I know".

-John Smith, Trump advocate, Las Vegas

30 % of hate

15 % of Neo-

Nazism

25% anti-capitalism

15 % of Fear

Here's how make this:

Ingredients:

1 cup of emotional and radical language
1 pinch of exclamation marks and caps look
3 tablespoons of allegations with grains of truth
1 pinch of Far-Right influence
1 cup of allegations towards wealthy people and big organizations
1 cup of allegations towards China; specifically Wuhan
A handful of Bill Gates claims
1 teaspoon of dates from relevant events
1 Wikipedia article for credibility
5 cups of 5G theory fact-checking

Method

Step 1: Find a suitable platform that is convenient for you. Popular websites to spread misinformation are mainstream social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter.

Step 2: Think about your target audience. What kind of people usually believe in fake news? Who is likely to share this info? Plan the content and the use of language based on the target audience.

Step 3: Gather the (mis)information. Start with mixing up 1 cup of allegations towards wealthy people and big organizations and 1 cup of allegations towards Wuhan to create a consistent framework to the story. After this add 1 pinch of Far-Right influence and 3 tablespoons or allegations with grains of truth.

Step 4: Add 1 Wikipedia article about the matter for credibility and 1 teaspoon of dates of relevant events to the mixture. To add some kick to the mixture, add a relevant comment from an influencer such as Bill Gates.

Step 5: Last but not least, add 5 cups of 5G theory fact-checking to create more conspiracy!

Step 6: When writing up the (mis)information, add 1 cup of emotional and radical language for intensity and 1 pinch of exclamation marks and caps look to make the matter seem urgent.

Step 7: Release the message and make sure to spread it quickly. This way the (mis) information gets out there before the truthful information is put online.

Tips

Use bots and algorithms to spread the message! Bots can spread the message quickly from fake accounts and speed up the process. Algorithms can make the effect of the message more profound.
By using Facebook, you can even possibly make money!
Use hasty language. This makes the victim think that the matter is urgent and they get the impression that they don't have time to think about the matter.

No-fuss scammer's pie for dark autumn evenings

"Such an easy way to make money! Wouldn't ever go back to a normal 9-5 job"

-Katherine Monroe, former kindergarten teacher, New York

80 % laziness

8 % of source for thrill

10 % greed for

money

2 % of mental unstability

Here's how make this:

Ingredients:

1 general informational message
1 message with the content for the scam
3 cups of references of official institutions such as the government and NHS
3 cups of links and attachments where you ask for the victim's personal information
1 or 2 links to additional "Information" about coronavirus in general. If the victim clicks the link you have attached, malware can be installed on their device. This way you can phis their information and use it for identity theft
1/2 cup of official government statements

Method

Step 1: Think about the target audience. Think about the characteristics of the target audience and what is the most convenient way to contact them; telephone, e-mail, text message...?

Step 2: Start creating the content of the message by adding 1 general informational message about coronavirus restrictions. After that, add 1 message with the content for the scam with 3 cups of references from official institutions such as the government and NHS.

Step 3: Add 1 or 2 links of additional information about coronavirus in general. This will make the victim trust the source more.

Step 4: Finish the message with 1/2 cup of official government statements (Protect the NHS, Save lives) and voila! You can spread the message.

Step 5: Clean your mess. Delete all the traces that can lead back to you by the police or investigators.

Tips

As you can see from the image above, the scammer has sent two messages. The first one is almost identical to the actual message that people received from the government during the lockdown. This is just an informational message with no strings attached. It is good to add this as an ice breaker, so that the victim will think that the messages are legit.
It is recommended to start phishing money from low amounts. This often seems more legit than asking for large amounts of money right away (see image above).

3. Pressure the victim. Use hasty language and words such as ASAP

so that the victim doesn't have much time to think about the scam

4. Make sure the the websites that open from the links you have attached to the message resemble the real web pages that you are trying to play out.

Instant recipe of remedy with a splash of H2o

"Works every time! I have been checking myself with this method ever since coronavirus started. Have not got it"

-Joe Wordsmith, chemistry teacher, Phoenix, Arizona

"I think I had coronavirus last month. However, when I heard about the water remedy and started doing it, I was cured. After 3 days I felt normal"

-Miriam Bishop, opera singer, Reykjavik, Iceland

62 % of ignorance

8 % of source for thrill

10 % of truth

20 % of greed for money

Here's how make this:

Ingredients:

1 specific country as a source of "trustable" information
1 or 2 crucial questions about the story to which you will provide answers
A handful of Information from the country's (in this case from Japan) "medical advisors" or "researchers"
About 4 cups of unambiguity about source of the spreader consistently during the process
3 tablespoons of medical terms and other complicated words

Method

Step 1: Develop a story or a theory about a possible remedy or health advice related to coronavirus. Choose 1 specific country as a source of "trustable" information for your story (In this example, Japan).

Step 2: Ask 1 or 2 questions from the reader AND answer them. Throw a handful of "information" from the country's "medical advisors" or "researchers".

Step 3: Be careful not to reveal yourself. Add 4 cups of unambiguity about the spreader (you) consistently during the process.

Step 4: Add 3 tablespoons of medical terms and other complicated words to make it look more believable. Lastly, check out your content to make sure it looks trustworthy.

Step 5: Share as quickly as possible, to as many people as possible and end the message with: "Share with friends and family"

Tips

Use "facts" or "statistics" at the beginning of the message to give some credibility to the content
Give "explanations" to everything so that the victim thinks that you know what you are talking about
Write in a compassionate way! This makes the victim think that you actually care about them and only want the best for them.
Persistence! Repeating a lie is the best way to convince the audience.

You can use other widely known "remedies" for coronavirus in your content such as Hydroxychloroquine and Xlear nasal spray in your story (Depending on your theory of course).

Cocktails

Out’of’ Quaran’tini

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"This delicious little number comes packed with some delightfully COVID misinformation ingredients for all those in lockdown. Add the bubbles to suit and you have got yourselves an absolute star of a cocktail to get out of quarantine!"

-Danny Duncan, Cocktail Specialist, Florida

Here's how make this:

Ingredients:

A good dose of free expression from Twitter, try “COVID vaccines are government tyranny”.
25 ml of profiteers’ gin from “detoxes” and vitamins to prevent COVID-19
15 ml of a mocking meme’s allergic reaction to Moderna champagne
10 ml of bitter fighting by Oxford-AstraZeneca and national governments for trust
A couple of deaths by vaccine

Method

Step 1: Add the free expression, profiteers’ gin, Oxford-Astra Zeneca, and a couple of deaths into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well for 10 seconds or until the outside of the shaker becomes frosted.

Step 2: Pour liquid into a chilled champagne flute and top up with Moderna champagne.

Step 3: Garnish with a wedge of a pickled e-course or book of COVID prevention. Add a mini toilet roll on a cocktail stick and serve, as a nod to the days of lockdown!

Tips

Add as much profiteers’ gin as you want because we need these companies to be kept in business for the infodemic to stay.
By using Astra Zeneca you can feed the vaccine hesitancy as they have halted its use in many countries at different times confirming our anti-vaccine message. The USA is not using Astra Zeneca
Do not overlook adding a wedge of a pickled e-course or book of COVID prevention to keep the Quacks in business too.

Bloody Covidtini

"Looking for delicious cocktails to end a hard day at work, this is the most delectable way to chill out, boost your immunity and rid yourself of government diktats."

-Candace Owens, Commentator, New York

Here's how make this:

Ingredients:

A good dose of QAnon
25 ml of a bloody Twitter feed
25 ml Russian bot vodka
12 ml of Trump’s echo chamber
A dash of Facebook or another tech company
Bitter fighting in anti and pro-vaccine groups to taste
A couple of ‘Stop the Steal’ rebels to taste with a splash of grenadine

Method

Step 1: Pour the dose of QAnon, bloody Twitter feeds, Russian bot vodka, Trump’s echo chamber into a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake hard.

Step 2: Strain the mixture in a chilled Martini glass then slowly pour a dash of Facebook and rebels to add potency, followed by grenadine and some bitter anti Vaxxers to colour the drink.

Step 3: Garnish the drink with a Trump stalk/and or pickled (Jair) Bolsonaro.

Tips

Go easy with the doze of QAnon as one potent conspiracy can go a long way.
Russian bot vodka is preferable to Chinese bot vodka as they have been in the business longer so are more effective at a viral spread.
Make sure you shake the mixture thoroughly so QAnon can penetrate the anti Vaxxers and thus increase the misinformation.

Zombie Punch

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"Feeling like there is no end to this pandemic, blend these ingredients to make this ghoulish cocktail and join the crazies of the anti-Vaxxer world! It is the most delicious way to boost your immunity."

-Taylor Greene, Member of House of Representatives, Georgia

Here's how make this:

Ingredients:

A good dose of bottom-up networked activism
30 ml of a mocking meme’s allergic reaction to Pfizer’s dark rum vaccine
15 ml of an anti Vaxxer friend’s echo chamber
A dash of TikTok
Bitter fighting in paranoid orange fantasies
A couple of micro identifiers to taste

Method

Step 1: Build the following liquid ingredients in a chilled hurricane glass, no need for a shaker for this explosion of taste! (Liquid = The dose of bottom-up networked activism, Pfizer’s dark rum vaccine, anti-Vaxxer’s echo chamber, and a dash of TikTok.)

Step 2: Stir well. Then pour in the bitter fighting orange fantasies. If you feel like trying a fun mixing technique, try rolling this one to gently mix the ingredients.

Step 3: Garnish the drink with a couple of skewered micro identifiers on a cocktail stick and a 5G antennae stalk to taste.

Tips

You can always rely on TikTok to spread any word you want with the younger generation so you might want to add more than a dash.
A mocking meme’s allergic reaction to the Pfizer rum is always a winner because humor passes the word to more groups.
Microchip identifiers have made it into mainstream news so keeps the cocktail contemporary.