Conspiracy theories

QAnon, anti-vax conspiracies, etc.

18 datasets tagged as the topic “Conspiracy theories”.

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Schwurbelarchiv: German Telegram Conspiracy Dataset Analyzed

A Telegram (German-language conspiracy channels) dataset of 63,908,365 messages from 4,404 unique channels, collected by Hagen, Wiencierz, and Freudenthaler via Telegram API. Each record contains message UUID, channel name, author, reply structure, conspiracy label, language, media type (photo/video/voice), audio/video duration, forwarding metadata, duplicate flag. Schwurbelarchiv is a large-scale German Telegram corpus with 3.1% of messages labeled as conspiracy content, 23.8% reply edges enabling thread analysis, and rich media metadata across 4,404 channels. Suitable for conspiracy theory detection, German NLP, social network analysis, Telegram platform research, misinformation propagation, reply network analysis, media sharing patterns.

63.9M records60.8M nodes7.3M edges2025

iDRAMA-Scored-2024: Scored Platform Dataset Analyzed

A Scored.co (alternative Reddit platform) dataset of 56,815,584 total posts and comments (6,293,980 submissions + 50,521,604 comments) from 964 communities, 2020-2023, collected by iDRAMA Lab via Scored.co API (2024). Each record contains post/comment text, author, community, score up/down, NSFW/image/video/deleted/twitter-crosspost flags, post flair, date, UUID. iDRAMA-Scored covers 6,293,980 submissions from Scored.co including banned communities like TheDonald and GreatAwakening that migrated from Reddit after deplatforming — 964 distinct communities, 131,691 unique authors. Suitable for deplatforming research, community migration, hate speech detection, alternative platform analysis, far-right discourse, content moderation effects.

56.8M records132.7K nodes170K edges2024

iDRAMA-Scored: c/GreatAwakening Analyzed

A Scored.co (c/GreatAwakening) dataset of 499,023 submissions and 5,662,346 comments from 15,594 unique authors in c/GreatAwakening (2020-2023), collected by iDRAMA Lab via Scored.co API (2024). Each record contains post/comment text, author, score up/down, NSFW/deleted/twitter-crosspost flags, date, UUID. c/GreatAwakening on Scored.co — QAnon conspiracy community, migrated from Reddit r/greatawakening. 6,161,369 total posts from 15,594 authors over 4 years. Suitable for deplatforming research, community behavior analysis, alternative platform discourse, content moderation effects, longitudinal community evolution.

6.2M records15.6K nodes15.6K edges2024

Voat — v/QRV Analyzed

Posts from v/QRV, the QAnon research subverse on Voat, 2018-2020, from the Voat archive of Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022): 187,158 submissions and 2,229,684 comments with their text, votes and dates. The archive did not recover the author of almost any v/QRV post (it writes a placeholder instead), so this entry has no user or reply graph. Suitable for QAnon and conspiracy discourse, topic modelling and moderation research.

2.4M records2022

TBBT: r/greatawakening Ban Intervention (2018) Analyzed

A Reddit (r/greatawakening ban intervention, 2018) dataset of 329,183 pre-ban posts from banned community, 690,552 pre-ban control posts, 620,307 post-ban control posts, collected by Cerulli et al. via Reddit API (ICWSM 2026). Each record contains comment ID, selftext (post body), author (pseudonymized), subreddit, score, created_utc, split label (in-before/out-before/out-after). TBBT r/greatawakening: pre- and post-ban Reddit dataset from The Big Ban Theory — standardized 3-month window around the 2018 moderation intervention with matched control communities. Suitable for content moderation effects, community migration, deplatforming research, pre/post intervention analysis, Reddit ban studies.

1.6M records21.2K nodes98.9K edges2026

MADOC: Reddit / greatawakening Analyzed

A MADOC (Reddit, greatawakening) dataset of 18,267 users and 302,678 reply edges from 915,265 interactions, collected by Dankulov et al. via platform APIs, published at ICWSM 2025. Each record contains user-user reply edges, post and comment text, per-record sentiment scores (VADER and TextBlob), subjectivity scores, and toxicity scores (ToxiGen). The dataset is notable for its FAIR-compliant dataset with pre-computed NLP quality labels (sentiment, subjectivity, toxicity) per record, enabling network analysis and content quality research without additional annotation. Intended for research into social network analysis, toxicity detection, cross-platform community dynamics, misinformation research, and hate speech propagation studies.

915.2K records18.3K nodes302.7K edges2025

Voat — v/GreatAwakening Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 94,693 submissions, 847,584 comments, 27,128 users, 295,154 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/GreatAwakening, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 94,693 submissions and 847,584 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

900.5K records27.1K nodes295.2K edges2022

iDRAMA-Scored: c/Conspiracies Analyzed

A Scored.co (c/Conspiracies) dataset of 67,774 submissions and 471,390 comments from 3,940 unique authors in c/Conspiracies (2020-2023), collected by iDRAMA Lab via Scored.co API (2024). Each record contains post/comment text, author, score up/down, NSFW/deleted/twitter-crosspost flags, date, UUID. c/Conspiracies on Scored.co — General conspiracy theory discussion community. 539,164 total posts from 3,940 authors over 4 years. Suitable for deplatforming research, community behavior analysis, alternative platform discourse, content moderation effects, longitudinal community evolution.

539.2K records3.9K nodes3.9K edges2024

Voat — v/theawakening Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 48,444 submissions, 382,568 comments, 16,463 users, 136,562 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/theawakening, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 48,444 submissions and 382,568 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

417.3K records16.5K nodes136.6K edges2022

Voat — v/pizzagate Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 23,294 submissions, 341,683 comments, 26,544 users, 164,174 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/pizzagate, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 23,294 submissions and 341,683 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

355.7K records26.5K nodes164.2K edges2022

MADOC: Voat / greatawakening Analyzed

A MADOC (Voat, greatawakening) dataset of 11,863 users and 155,890 reply edges from 324,835 interactions, collected by Dankulov et al. via platform APIs, published at ICWSM 2025. Each record contains user-user reply edges, post and comment text, per-record sentiment scores (VADER and TextBlob), subjectivity scores, and toxicity scores (ToxiGen). The dataset is notable for its FAIR-compliant dataset with pre-computed NLP quality labels (sentiment, subjectivity, toxicity) per record, enabling network analysis and content quality research without additional annotation. Intended for research into social network analysis, toxicity detection, cross-platform community dynamics, misinformation research, and hate speech propagation studies.

324.8K records11.9K nodes155.9K edges2025

iDRAMA-Scored: c/NoNewNormal Analyzed

A Scored.co (c/NoNewNormal) dataset of 30,770 submissions and 291,530 comments from 3,101 unique authors in c/NoNewNormal (2020-2023), collected by iDRAMA Lab via Scored.co API (2024). Each record contains post/comment text, author, score up/down, NSFW/deleted/twitter-crosspost flags, date, UUID. c/NoNewNormal on Scored.co — Anti-lockdown / COVID skepticism community. 322,300 total posts from 3,101 authors over 4 years. Suitable for deplatforming research, community behavior analysis, alternative platform discourse, content moderation effects, longitudinal community evolution.

322.3K records3.1K nodes3.1K edges2024

SMIDGE Telegram Disinformation Dataset Analyzed

A Telegram (86 disinformation/conspiracy channels) dataset of 279,682 cleaned messages across 83 channels, collected by Federation of American Scientists via Telegram API. Each record contains message text (cleaned), channel name, timestamp, extracted URL, domain, and detected language per message. SMIDGE is a curated Telegram corpus spanning 2023-09-25 to 2024-09-24, focused on 83 channels selected for disinformation and conspiracy content, with 5,334 unique domains linked. Suitable for disinformation detection, conspiracy theory analysis, NLP text classification, content moderation, cross-platform information spread research.

279.7K records2026

Voat — v/Conspiracy Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 23,887 submissions, 94,912 comments, 13,971 users, 50,517 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/Conspiracy, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 23,887 submissions and 94,912 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

115.2K records14K nodes50.5K edges2022

Voat — v/pizzagatewhatever Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 3,665 submissions, 11,427 comments, 2,437 users, 5,100 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/pizzagatewhatever, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 3,665 submissions and 11,427 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

16.4K records2.4K nodes5.1K edges2022

Voat — v/TheGreatAwakening Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 2,573 submissions, 6,132 comments, 2,178 users, 3,916 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/TheGreatAwakening, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 2,573 submissions and 6,132 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

8.8K records2.2K nodes3.9K edges2022

Voat — v/CalmBeforeTheStorm Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 1,478 submissions, 5,460 comments, 1,265 users, 2,472 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/CalmBeforeTheStorm, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 1,478 submissions and 5,460 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

7.3K records1.3K nodes2.5K edges2022

Voat — v/PizzagateNoMod Analyzed

A Voat (Reddit alternative, 2013–2020) dataset of 317 submissions, 422 comments, 140 users, 116 collaboration edges, collected by Mekacher & Papasavva (ICWSM 2022) via full platform crawl. Each record contains user nodes (registration date, moderation status), directed weighted edges (commenter→submitter, weight=upvotes+1), submission titles and bodies, comment text, upvotes, downvotes, depth. Complete dataset for the Voat subverse v/PizzagateNoMod, covering its full lifetime on the platform (2013–2020). Includes all 317 submissions and 422 comments with full text and engagement metadata.. Suitable for social network analysis, community dynamics, content moderation, platform migration studies, online community research.

950 records140 nodes116 edges2022