TRUE OR FAKE. How to explain the success of covid-skeptical books?

2023-04-21 15:45:29

Published on 21/04/2023 17:45

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Covid-skeptical books are experiencing resounding success in bookstores. How to explain this enthusiasm? Response elements.

At the beginning of March, the book The Sorcerer’s Apprentices by ex-geneticist Alexandra Henrion Claude sold 15,000 copies in a few days. She castigates the vaccine to ARN messenger. This speech is acclaimed by the sphere anti-vax and criticized by the scientific community. She accuses him of errors of interpretation and the use of dubious studies. Interrogates by L’Express, his publishing house defends itself. This success is not isolated. On Amazon on find other books covid-skeptics at the top of sales. Why such an interest ?

Towards regulation?

Thomas Huchon, journalist and author of Anti fake newsexplain : “When you buy into a conspiracy theory, it’s a little more than believing in something. There is often a side of commitment. There is a way to support the people you believe in. […] You are going to buy the book which will be an additional step in this conspiratorial membership.“ For the national publishing union, this success reflects the interests of part of society. However, in the face of this misinformation, regulation is not on the agenda. Books covid-skeptics are therefore not ready to disappear stalls.