TO GO WITH AFP SPECIAL REPORT : Conspiracy epidemic, born in US, spreads in Europe
TO GO WITH AFP SPECIAL REPORT : Conspiracy epidemic, born in US, spreads in Europe -(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2021 An anti-lockdown protester wears a mask of US business magnate Bill Gates during a march against the ongoing coronavirus restrictions, in central London on March 20, 2021. - From The Hague to Stuttgart and Paris, they claim to be battling the control of their minds by a ruling class that invented the Covid-19 pandemic for its own ends, seeing themselves as promoting and disseminating alternative views from the official version. Conspiracy theories, driven by the global health crisis, are taking root in Europe more than ever, drawing inspiration from the QAnon movement in the United States. (Photo by Niklas HALLE'N / AFP)