How the Anti-Vaccine Community Is Responding to Covid-19

April 16, 2020 antivax, china, fauci, rfk jr

Archived 6 years ago from Undark Magazine
How the Anti-Vaccine Community Is Responding to Covid-19

In early March, Melissa Floyd, a self-described health freedom educator who co-hosts “The Vaccine Conversation” podcast, was forced to abruptly change plans. She and her co-host were supposed to pack up for a live multi-city tour. But the public health crisis borne from Covid-19 delayed the start …

Deep State

April 15, 2020 alex jones, china, cia, covid19, fauci, trump, ukraine

Archived 6 years ago from NPR
‘In Deep’ Challenges President Trump’s Notion Of A Deep-State Conspiracy

TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. President Trump and some of his allies have blamed the deep state for trying to undermine his presidency. My guest David Rohde has written a new book titled “In Deep: The FBI, The CIA, And The Truth About America’s ‘Deep State.’” It examines …

The Covid conspiracies: a virus that can only spread

COVID-19

April 15, 2020 antivax, bill gates, china

Archived 6 years ago from Financial Times
The Covid conspiracies: a virus that can only spread

Every pandemic generates conspiracy theories. Depending on which one you believe, the coronavirus is a bioweapon created by China, or Big Pharma, or American scientists, or it’s caused by 5G technology, or it doesn’t exist, just a “hoax” made up by Donald Trump’s enemies. Conspiracy theorists also …

April 14, 2020 antivax, china, jfk assassination

Archived 6 years ago from The Irish Times
Why do people spread the 5G conspiracy theory?

What do problem gamblers and conspiracy theorists have in common? Both groups believe they can spot patterns in the chaos. For gamblers that can mean believing that because the roulette wheel landed on an even number the last three times, it is sure to do so this time. For those who subscribe to …

April 14, 2020 antivax, china, covid19, david icke

Archived 4 years ago from Coda Story
Meet the celebrities pushing 5G coronavirus conspiracies to millions …

Anti-5G campaigners and conspiracy theorists have gone into overdrive since the outbreak of the coronavirus began. In groups and forums across social media, they have been working overtime to try to draw parallels between the pandemic and the global rollout of 5G, leaving facts by the wayside. …

April 13, 2020 china, iran

Archived 4 years ago from CTV News
Truth Tracker: No, COVID-19 has nothing to do with 5G technology

TORONTO — The COVID-19 pandemic has been fertile ground for a deluge of misinformation and conspiracy theories. The latest one gaining wide traction is the false and unscientific claim that links 5G wireless technology to the novel coronavirus. WHAT IS 5G? “5G” is the fifth and newest generation in …

RPT-Could the new coronavirus weaken ‘anti-vaxxers’?

COVID-19

April 13, 2020 antivax, cdc, china

Archived 6 years ago from Reuters
RPT-Could the new coronavirus weaken ‘anti-vaxxers’?

By Victoria Waldersee 6 Min Read (Repeats story without changes) * Some opponents vow to resist any potential vaccine * But scale of crisis erodes resistance of others * Amid online debate, experts expect weakening of movement * Committed opponents see no big change in views on vaccines LISBON, …

Archived 2 years ago from Al JazeeraFighting fake news: The new front in the coronavirus battle

COVID-19

April 12, 2020 9/11, big tech, china, chloroquine, qanon

Archived 2 years ago from Al Jazeera
Fighting fake news: The new front in the coronavirus battle

London, United Kingdom – The theories have spread almost as fast as the new coronavirus: Chloroquine is a proven cure, children are immune and 5G caused the pandemic.From the seemingly plausible to the predictably untrue, fake news about COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is flooding the …

April 11, 2020 china, chloroquine, covid19, fauci

Archived 6 years ago from The New York Times
How a 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Fueled Arson and Harassment in Britain

LONDON — On April 2, a wireless tower was set ablaze in Birmingham. The next day, a fire was reported at 10 p.m. at a telecommunications box in Liverpool. An hour later, an emergency call came in about another cell tower in Liverpool that was going up in flames. Across Britain, more than 30 acts of …

Could the new coronavirus weaken ‘anti-vaxxers’?

COVID-19

April 11, 2020 antivax, cdc, china

Archived 6 years ago from Reuters
Could the new coronavirus weaken ‘anti-vaxxers’?

By Victoria Waldersee 6 Min Read LISBON (Reuters) – An American mother-of-three is a long-time member of “anti-vaxxer” groups online: a small but vocal global community that believes vaccines are a dangerous con and refuse to immunize themselves or their children. FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators, …

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