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Researchers surveyed people in five countries to assess which coronavirus-related conspiracy theories have taken root. The most popular theory suggests the virus was “bioengineered in a laboratory in Wuhan.” Between 22% and 23% of Americans and Britons viewed that as “reliable.” The study found …
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Hotez talked to DTE on India’s role in global vaccination, its challenges on the home turf, anti-vax movement and vaccine diplomacy The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has left most of the world scared. Economies lie punctured, workers frustrated and governments helpless. “Where is …
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Though he never discloses the truth in any of his many media appearances, billionaire eugenicist Bill Gates is heavily vested in the success of a Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination program, the mere prospect of which has already enriched his personal net worth by an additional $10 billion …
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Results from Q2 2020, shared in July, found that Facebook has 2.7 billion monthly active users sending 100 billion-plus messages each day—making it the largest social network in the world. This year, with the COVID-19 crisis and presidential politicking, Facebook has been in the news quite a bit. …
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The study of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states that a “pausing rule” has been met, that the online system used to enroll patients in the …
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First published on July 16, 2020 This report was brought to our attention by Off-Guardian with the following cautionary note: “First published on The Bernician, the below statement is allegedly from a senior consultant working for the NHS in a hospital in Surrey. Although we cannot verify his or …
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In recent years, the anti-vaccine movement in the United States has become something of a disease itself, finding willing hosts in both the conspiracy theorists of the right and Big Pharma doubters of the left. In a CNN poll taken early this month, only about half of Americans said they would try …
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People who believe that the antimalarial drug chloroquine is an effective remedy against COVID-19 are less likely to say they will receive a vaccination for the virus when one is available, according to new research published in Frontiers in Psychology. The new study indicates that various …
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Back in 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparked both concern and controversy when he noted in an interview that Facebook would not ban Holocaust deniers from the platform. As explained by Zuckerberg: “I find [Holocaust denialism] deeply offensive. But at the end of the day, I don’t believe that …
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The reversal of that stance on Monday is a striking reminder of how Facebook is belatedly caving to criticism that the company has not done enough to prevent hate from spreading on its platform and has been slow to acknowledge the connections between misleading information, strategic disinformation …
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