When fake news and spiritual beliefs erode public health advances

April 3, 2019 9/11, alex jones, antivax, cdc, fluoridation

Archived 4 years ago from Des Moines Register
When fake news and spiritual beliefs erode public health advances

Measles were eradicated 19 years ago in the U.S., yet there were 387 cases of them between January and March. That’s primarily because people who never were vaccinated traveled abroad, contracted the disease and brought it back, where it spread among others who were never vaccinated. A major reason …

Countering science scepticism, one patient at a time

Conspiracy

March 28, 2019 antivax, fluoridation

Archived 4 years ago from RACGP
Countering science scepticism, one patient at a time

Feature A GP medical writer and a science communicator discuss the ‘wicked problem’ of science scepticism and how best to tackle it. GPs have a key role in helping to advise patients who are sceptical of preventive public health measures. Immunisation and fluoridation of drinking water are both, …

Conspiracy

June 7, 2018 9/11, chemtrails, cia, fluoridation, illuminati, nasa, nazi

Archived 2 years ago from OregonLive
13 ‘declassified’ conspiracy theories that live on, from Reptoids and JFK to fluoridation and 9/11

The Apollo 11 command module lands in the Pacific Ocean in 1969. (AP)We are living in a golden age of conspiracy theories. Even the president of the United States embraces them.This surely isn’t a good thing for our democracy or our mental health — and yet it can be hard to resist the urge to …

Dana Milbank: Alien lizards and fluoride mind control

Conspiracy

November 30, 2016 alex jones, antivax, chemtrails, fluoridation, george soros, pizzagate

Archived 3 years ago from The Fayetteville Observer
Dana Milbank: Alien lizards and fluoride mind control

“Report: Three Million Votes in Presidential Election Cast by Illegal Aliens; Trump may have won popular vote.”- Infowars, website of leading conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Nov. 14″In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of …

Trump’s ‘news’ source: Alien lizards, fluoride mind control and voter fraud

Conspiracy

November 28, 2016 alex jones, chemtrails, fluoridation, george soros, pizzagate, trump, ufos

Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
Trump’s ‘news’ source: Alien lizards, fluoride mind control and voter fraud

By Dana Milbank, “Report: Three Million Votes in Presidential Election Cast by Illegal Aliens; Trump may have won popular vote.” — Infowars,website of leading conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Nov. 14 “In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct …

Conspiracy

July 25, 2016 fluoridation, illuminati, ufos

Archived 3 years ago from Thrillist
The World’s Most Batshit Food and Drink Conspiracy Theories

Oren Aks/ThrillistOren Aks/ThrillistIf you thought juicy, batshit conspiracy theories were limited to acts of war, mid-’90s Mel Gibson vehicles, and Beyonce-Z’s marriage… you clearly haven’t been exposed to enough weird corners of the internet: even what we eat and drink is suspect to bonkers …

District 4 Council Candidate Laura Pressley’s Views Include 9/11 Conspiracy

9/11

October 30, 2014 fluoridation

Archived 5 years ago from KUT
District 4 Council Candidate Laura Pressley’s Views Include 9/11 Conspiracy

Austin City Council District 4 Candidate Laura Pressley has come under scrutiny for some of her views, including a ‘Fluoride Free’ campaign for the city’s drinking water and claims that electricity smart meters cause her legs to twitch. These and several other views of …

Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories

COVID-19

March 19, 2014 antivax, cia, conspiracy, fluoridation

Archived 2 years ago from NPR
Half Of Americans Believe In Medical Conspiracy Theories

Twenty percent of Americans think that cellphones cause cancer and that the government and big corporations are covering this up. iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption iStockphoto Twenty percent of Americans think that cellphones cause cancer and that the government and big corporations are …

Conspiracy

November 25, 2013 fluoridation

Archived 2 years ago from New York Magazine
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories – Communist Flouridation — New York Magazine – Nymag

Insidious threats foisted on an unwitting public by shadowy, technocratic operatives: It makes perfect sense that communism and fluoridation are linked in the national imagination. “It is a planned experiment in mass medication which is part of the technique of communist philosophy to implant …

Conspiracy

March 8, 2012 fluoridation

Archived 3 years ago from Las Vegas Sun
Smart meters spawn conspiracy talk: They know what you’re watching on TV!

Steve Marcus Smart meters hang on a rack at the NV Energy meter shop Tuesday, March 6, 2012. NV Energy plans to install 1.3 million smart meters as part of an electrical grid modernization. By Anjeanette Damon Thursday, March 8, 2012 | 2 a.m. Smart Meters Launch slideshow » Related story Related …

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