The vast majority of Covid-19 anti-vaccine misinformation and conspiracy theories originated from just 12 people, a report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) cited by the White House this week found.
CCDH, a UK/US non-profit and non-governmental organization, found in March that these 12 online personalities they dubbed the “disinformation dozen” have a combined following of 59 million people across multiple social media platforms, with Facebook having the largest impact. CCDH analyzed 812,000 Facebook posts and tweets and found 65% came from the disinformation dozen. Vivek Murthy, US surgeon general, and Joe Biden focused on misinformation around vaccines this week as a driving force of the virus spreading.
On Facebook alone, the dozen are responsible for 73% of all anti-vaccine content, though the vaccines have been deemed safe and effective by the US government and its regulatory agencies. And 95% of the Covid misinformation reported on these platforms were not removed.
Among the dozen are physicians that have embraced pseudoscience, a bodybuilder, a wellness blogger, a religious zealot, and, most notably Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of John F Kennedy who […]
The has been much disinformation by both sides. While we are told the number of “cases”, how many of these people are actually sick enough to be hospitalized? The answer appears to be very few, most of whom are chronically ill elderly and obese. Why is the vaccine being recommended and in some cases mandated for those who have been exposed to COVID and have had a healthy immune response? Why is the vaccine being pushed for healthy children, adolescents, and young adults, virtually none of whom become ill from the virus? Even the CDC is guilty of providing misinformation.
If you are looking for something to ban that gets people killed, here is a good candidate:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-leak-uncovers-global-abuse-of-cyber-surveillance-weapon-nso-group-pegasus
Okay I admit I was/am one of those people, hated the MAGAverse, but was vax resistant. Finally gave in, not due to hysteria of fear, but because I assist in the care of a 92 yo with dementia, then there was family pressure.
This “outing” of the 12 influencers is the very opposite of free speech and democracy which I would think this website would respect. If I chose to be one of the walking dead by not vaxing then so be it. If you are afraid of me stay home and/or wear your ppe all the time can’t be too safe, after all covid is breaking through in the vaccinated. Surprisingly death will come for us all even the most medically protected. See I didn’t even go down the alternative dark agenda rat hole to make my point.