@misc{17652, author = {Stefan Brenner and Daniel Schroeder and Johannes Langguth}, title = {GECO: A Twitter Dataset of COVID-19 Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories Related to the Berlin Parliament and Washington Capitol Riots}, abstract = {On August 29, 2020, a precursor to the widely known January 6 United States Capitol attack in Washington DC, USA, occurred in Berlin, Germany, where a group of protesters participating in a demonstration against COVID-19 pandemic measures attempted to storm the German parliament in Berlin. While the event in Berlin was less dramatic than January 6 of 2021 in the US-the protesters were repelled by the police, and no serious damage or injuries were reported-in both cases, mobilization through conspiracy theories on social media is widely considered a significant factor leading to both events.}, year = {2023}, journal = {Norsk IKT-konferanse for forskning og utdanning}, month = {11/2023}, publisher = {NIKT}, url = {https://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/nikt/article/view/5662}, }