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Donald Bolduc, left, and Corky Messner. CONCORD, NH – A group of New Hampshire doctors want United States Senate candidates Bryant “Corky” Messner and Donald Bolduc to stop voicing what they say are dangerous theories about vaccines. “You are both ...

Share on PinterestExperts say conspiracy beliefs connect to other forms of mistrust and are associated with less compliance with government guidelines and greater unwillingness to take up future tests and treatment. Getty Images Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 continue ...

As a bill to strengthen school vaccination requirements advances in Colorado’s Democratically-controlled legislature, Republican opposition to pro-vaccine policy remains strong, with every Republican lawmaker on the House Health and Insurance Committee voting against the measure Sunday and more in Colorado’s ...

So, for example, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did fund a study, conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last year, which looked at the possibility of storing a patient’s vaccination history in a pattern of dye. It would ...

So, for example, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation did fund a study, conducted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology last year, which looked at the possibility of storing a patient’s vaccination history in a pattern of dye. It would ...

An expert on climate denial offers tips for inoculating people against coronavirus conspiracy notions. *** This article has been archived for your research. The original version from Scientific American can be found here *** ...

Billionaire Bill Gates has become a top target of conspiracy theories related to the coronavirus pandemic, which the Microsoft co-founder called “bizarre.” “It’s almost hard to deny this stuff because it’s so stupid or strange that even to repeat it ...

By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter In 2015, an unassuming-looking Bill Gates came on stage at the TED conference in Vancouver to issue a dire warning. “If anything kills over 10 million people over the next few decades, it is likely ...

Posted May 31, 2020 07:35:53 Photo: Demonstrators at a rally against mandatory vaccinations in Sydney. (ABC News: Stephen Hutcheon and Scott Mitchell) As humanity waits impatiently for a coronavirus vaccine, a determined minority is exploiting the crisis to push the ...

Image copyright TOBIAS SCHWARZ Image caption Conspiracy theorists around the world have put Bill Gates at the heart of their stories Speculation about a future coronavirus vaccine is ramping up and social-media posts from anti-vaccination campaigners are gaining more traction ...

Some recent surveys suggest Americans, especially young ones, are wary of a coronavirus vaccine. The anti-vaccine movement is capitalizing on this skepticism, including at a recent in-person conference held in North Carolina. Top scientific experts have said an effective, widely-used ...

Expert commentary from Karen Douglas, professor of social psychology at the University of Kent, UK, whose research focuses on beliefs in conspiracy theories. Why are conspiracy theories so popular? Who believes them? Why do people believe them? What are some ...

A coronavirus vaccine may be a long way away, but there is already a threat on the horizon: anti-vaxxers. Once a fringe presence in America, vaccine opponents have become better organized in recent years, a development that has contributed to ...

At the end of March, in the city of Birmingham, England, a 70-foot cellular tower belonging to the mobile network operator EE Limited was deliberately set on fire by unidentified arsonists. Over the following weeks, cell towers in Belfast, Liverpool ...

NEWS FEATURE 27 May 2020 Analysts are tracking false rumours about COVID-19 in hopes of curbing their spread. Philip Ball & Search for this author in: Amy Maxmen Search for this author in: Protesters rallying in Arizona against lockdowns held ...

DW News A deadly virus is putting the world on hold – some wonder who’s behind it. Theories range from a shadow government to global corporations, even Bill Gates. DW investigates the conspiracy theories running rampant in this crisis. Watch ...

DW News A deadly virus is putting the world on hold – some wonder who’s behind it. Theories range from a shadow government to global corporations, even Bill Gates. DW investigates the conspiracy theories running rampant in this crisis. Watch ...

Claim: A video shows Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates briefing the CIA in 2005 about a mind-altering vaccine. In May 2020, a video (below) supposedly showing Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates briefing the CIA about a mind-altering vaccine was circulated on social ...

The question was posed bluntly to the nearly 100,000 members of a Facebook group devoted to ending Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home orders, with a user writing, “if there was a vaccine for coronavirus would you be likely to take it.” “Absolutely not.” ...

OTTAWA — A new study suggests Canadians are not immune from misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent survey by the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa found 46 per cent of respondents believed at least ...