Trump pressures FDA, claiming ‘deep state’ slowing COVID-19 vaccine

August 22, 2020 antivax, chloroquine, trump

Archived 6 years ago from theday.com
Trump pressures FDA, claiming ‘deep state’ slowing COVID-19 vaccine

For most of President Donald Trump’s administration, science-driven health agencies have faced less of the criticism and mistrust aimed at the spy agencies, the Justice Department and other parts of the federal government.But with Trump’s political future hinging on his response to the COVID-19 …

Conspiracy

August 21, 2020 bill gates, chemtrails, china, chloroquine, covid19, fluoridation

Archived 6 years ago from RNZ
When a relative falls down a conspiracy theory rabbit hole

How does it feel to watch your parents become obsessed with false information about Bill Gates, microchips and 5G – and is there anything you can do to pull them out of the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Qanon theories are gathering support (file photo) Photo: Getty Grant* is considering secretly …

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August 20, 2020 chloroquine, covid19, deep state, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, russia, trump

Archived 4 years ago from The Washington Post
Touting conspiracy theories, Trump welcomes fringe views into the political mainstream

By Toluse Olorunnipa and Isaac Stanley-Becker, President Trump has increasingly embraced, amplified or equivocated about a number of conspiracy theories in recent weeks, adding to the sense of chaos and uncertainty caused by a pandemic and social unrest. From the baseless QAnon movement to a racist …

Why is the ‘anti-vaxxer’ movement growing during a pandemic? | Free to read

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August 19, 2020 antivax, bill gates, china, chloroquine, rfk jr

Archived 6 years ago from Financial Times
Why is the ‘anti-vaxxer’ movement growing during a pandemic? | Free to read

Greer McVay insists she is “not an anti-vaxxer — not at all”. She is up to date with her own immunisations and had her son vaccinated when he was a child. But she fears the development of a vaccine for coronavirus is being dangerously rushed, in part to improve Donald Trump’s prospects ahead of the …

COVID-19

August 18, 2020 antivax, bill gates, cdc, china, chloroquine, fauci, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from Scientific American
Nine COVID-19 Myths That Just Won’t Go Away

As the world continues to battle the coronavirus, it is also fighting a different sort of epidemic: misinformation. This “infodemic” is just as harmful as COVID-19 itself, leading people to downplay the severity of the disease and ignore public health advice in favor of unproved treatments or …

August 13, 2020 bill gates, chloroquine, rfk jr

Archived 5 years ago from Bloomberg
Bill Gates On Covid Vaccine Timing, Hydroxychloroquine, and That 5G Conspiracy Theory

August 13, 2020, 10:00 AM The Microsoft co-founder has steered $350 million toward coronavirus projects and says we’ll turn a corner next year. August 13, 2020, 10:00 AM By Dina Bass and Candy Cheng Bill Gates, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, has become, for better …

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August 8, 2020 5g, chloroquine, cia, covid19, deep state, jfk assassination, moon landing, nasa, qanon, roswell, ufos

Archived 6 years ago from Winnipeg Free Press
Facing the facts about fictions: Challenging conspiracy theories from Area 51 to 9/11

Opinion U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t the only one who frequently favours fiction over facts. In Canada, experts warn baseless COVID-19 conspiracy theories — for example, that the virus is being spread to cover up the effects of 5G wireless technology — are creating “a public health crisis.” …

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August 6, 2020 china, chloroquine, fauci

Archived 6 years ago from MarketWatch
What makes one person more likely than another to believe #fakenews and conspiracy theories about COVID-19?

Think before you click. People who get their news from social-media platforms like Facebook FB, +1.80% and Twitter TWTR, +4.94% are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19, according to new study led by researchers at McGill University in Montreal. “Those that consume more traditional …

Docs Fight Back Against COVID Conspiracy Theories

COVID-19

August 5, 2020 big tech, chloroquine

Archived 6 years ago from Medscape
Docs Fight Back Against COVID Conspiracy Theories

Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Last week, a self-branded collection of “America’s Frontline Doctors” held a “White Coat Summit” in front of the US Supreme Court building. In their telling, they came to address a “massive disinformation …

COVID-19

August 5, 2020 chloroquine, fauci

Archived 6 years ago from Medscape
COVID-19 Update: Conspiracy Theories, Cutaneous Clues

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Here are the coronavirus stories Medscape’s editors around the globe think you need to know about today: Docs Fight Back Against Conspiracy Theories Last week, a self-branded collection of …

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