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Using structural equation models across six European countries, I conceptualise resistance as a latent construct \u2013 captured by residential mobility and protests opposing vaccines, lockdowns, and public health measures linked to populist radical right (PRR) movements \u2013 acting as a behavioural bridge between digital information environments and epidemic outcomes. The findings reveal a robust infodemic\u2013resistance\u2013epidemic pathway: greater exposure to infodemic content consistently predicts stronger opposition to non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and vaccination. This effect is strongest in Germany and Italy, where PRR networks amplified narratives of \u2018elite overreach\u2019 and \u2018freedom under threat\u2019, transforming online discontent into organised mobilisation. In other countries, resistance appears weaker and more pandemic-specific. By integrating informational, political, and epidemiological processes, the analysis shows how epidemics can evolve into politicised collective behaviour that undermines compliance and sustains transmission. 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