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The belief that vaccines are dangerous and related anti-vax views
Bernice Hausman is chair of the Department of Humanities in the Penn State College of Medicine. She’s recognized for her research on vaccines and breastfeeding, including why both can be controversial in the United States. She has written several books, most recently “Anti/Vax: Reframing the …
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Over Easter weekend, arsonists set more than twenty 5G cellular towers in the United Kingdom on fire—forming a pattern of bunny-eared infernos that points to one of the many conspiracy theories surrounding the spread of the novel coronavirus. The basic idea is that 5G, a new generation of wireless …
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Claim: Bill Gates — along with a coalition dubbed “ID 2020” — seeks to “microchip” the world population using a COVID-19 vaccine. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to …
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Novak Djokovic has come under fire from one of the Serbian government’s top scientists after saying he wouldn’t want to be inoculated against the novel coronavirus. The world No. 1 on Sunday said he was “opposed to vaccines” and “wouldn’t want to be forced” to get one to travel once the tennis …
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MIA has claimed that British Vogue magazine has cancelled a feature about her because of comments she made on vaccination in the coronavirus pandemic. Last month, the British-Sri Lankan musician, whose real name is Maya Arulpragasam, said she would “choose death” over a vaccine for the coronavirus. …
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Meanwhile the Internet makes it easier than ever for climate skeptics and doubters of all kinds to find their own information and experts. Gone are the days when a small number of powerful institutions—elite universities, encyclopedias, major news organizations, even National Geographic—served as …
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the inauguration of Donald Trump at the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20.Kevin Lamarque/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. The below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our …
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Introduction The emergence of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in December of 2019 has quickly led to a global pandemic claiming hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide already (Roser et al., 2020). In the absence of an effective treatment or vaccine, researchers have pointed out that managing …
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By Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens and Blyth Crawford 21st April 2020 In Coronavirus, InsightsNot since 9/11 has a global event given so much opportunity to conspiracy theorists as the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fear, panic, uncertainty and death it has wrought, and will continue to for many …
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21 April 2020Getty ImagesUnfounded theories linking Covid-19 to 5G technology are the most common example of online misinformation in the UK, an Ofcom survey suggests.The media regulator said 50% of respondents had seen some examples of misinformation during the third week of lockdown – up from 46% …
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