# Uncovering Conspiratorial Narratives within Arabic Online Content

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.14037 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2504.14037/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 6 of its 72 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 18 Apr 2025.

## Builds on (most cited first, 6 of 6)

- [BERTopic: Neural topic modeling with a class-based TF-IDF procedure](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2203.05794/) (2022)
- [Pre-training is a Hot Topic: Contextualized Document Embeddings Improve Topic Coherence](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2004.03974/) (2020)
- [A Survey on Recent Advances in Named Entity Recognition from Deep Learning models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1910.11470/) (2019)
- [On the Globalization of the QAnon Conspiracy Theory Through Telegram](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2105.13020/) (2021)
- [Science vs Conspiracy: collective narratives in the age of (mis)information](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1408.1667/) (2014)
- [A Longitudinal Analysis of YouTube's Promotion of Conspiracy Videos](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2003.03318/) (2020)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This study investigates the spread of conspiracy theories in Arabic digital spaces through computational analysis of online content. By combining Named Entity Recognition and Topic Modeling techniques, specifically the Top2Vec algorithm, we analyze data from Arabic blogs and Facebook to identify and classify conspiratorial narratives. Our analysis uncovers six distinct categories: gender/feminist, geopolitical, government cover-ups, apocalyptic, Judeo-Masonic, and geoengineering. The research highlights how these narratives are deeply embedded in Arabic social media discourse, shaped by regional historical, cultural, and sociopolitical contexts. By applying advanced Natural Language Processing methods to Arabic content, this study addresses a gap in conspiracy theory research, which has traditionally focused on English-language content or offline data. The findings provide new insights into the manifestation and evolution of conspiracy theories in Arabic digital spaces, enhancing our understanding of their role in shaping public discourse in the Arab world.