COVID–19 has not only resulted in nearly two and a half million deaths globally but it has also spawned a pandemic of misinformation and conspiracies. In this article I examine COVID–19 misinformation and conspiracies in the United States (US). These misinformation and conspiracies have been commonly argued to be anti-science. I argue, although it is important to rebut false information and stop their spread, social scientists need to analyse how such anti-science claims are discursively framed and interpreted. Specifically, I show how the framing of the anti-science conspiracies utilise the credibility of science and scientists. I also explore how the COVID–19 misinformation and conspiracies were given different meaning among different social groups. The article is divided into three sections. In the first section I analyse the discursive emplotment of the Plandemic video that had Dr Judy Mikovits presenting several COVID–19 conspiracy theories and went viral before it was taken down from major social media platforms. I show how the video draws on the credibility of science, scientists, and scientific journals to present misinformation and conspiracies claims against vaccination, mask wearing, etc. The second section explores how COVID–19 misinformation and conspiracies were interpreted among the African-American community by drawing on the history of black community’s experiences in the US and as such how their interpretations stand in contrast to the interpretations of the COVID–19 misinformation and conspiracies among the White community. The last section analyses the role of STS in engaging with anti-science and post-truth issues and emphasises the need to excavate genealogies of the present even with regard to misinformation and conspiracies.

COVID-19不仅在全球范围内导致近两百万人死亡，而且还引发了错误信息和阴谋大流行。在本文中，我研究了美国（US）的COVID-19错误信息和阴谋。这些误传和阴谋通常被认为是反科学的。我认为，尽管重要的是反驳虚假信息并阻止其传播，但社会科学家需要分析如何反驳地构造和解释这种反科学主张。具体来说，我展示了反科学阴谋的构架如何利用科学和科学家的信誉。我还将探讨在不同的社会群体中，如何给COVID-19错误信息和阴谋赋予不同的含义。本文分为三个部分。在第一部分中，我分析了Plandemic视频的话语结构，其中Judy Mikovits博士介绍了几种COVID-19的阴谋论并在从主要的社交媒体平台上删除之前大肆传播。我演示了该视频如何利用科学，科学家和科学期刊的信誉来介绍有关接种疫苗，戴口罩等的虚假信息和阴谋。通过借鉴美国黑人社区的经历历史，以及与黑人社区中对COVID-19的错误信息和阴谋的解释相反，他们的解释如何站立。