The Disinformation Project
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COVID disinformation and extremism are on the rise in New Zealand. What are the risks of it turning violent?
Nearly a year ago, New Zealand’s intelligence services warned of the ‘realistic possibility’ of future COVID-related violent extremism. How concerned should people be now?
Opinion: Disinformation campaigns are a public health risk – NZ has no effective strategy to deal with it
OPINION: Conspiracy theories are another major tool in the propaganda kit.
Flawed Analysis of New Zealand Data Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Killed Millions - FactCheck.org
Data from around the world support the general safety of the COVID-19 vaccines. Some people online, however, incorrectly claim that illegally obtained data from New Zealand show the vaccines have killed 13 million people worldwide. Experts say the analysis is bogus.
American vaccine disinformation used as ‘Trojan horse’ for far right in New Zealand
“When you reduce the quality of discourse down to street-fighting level,” it can raise the risk of violence, said a former consultant to U.S. intelligence services.
'Thirty-, 40- and 50-year-olds shouldn't be dying at this level': A day in a Victoria ICU
On any given day in B.C., the large majority of people in hospital intensive care units are unvaccinated. On Nov. 5, 59 of 64 COVID patients age 59 and younger in I…
Inside the rabbit hole of Covid conspiracists
What is it like to be pulled into a different world, where only you and a select few can see the truth?
Bruce Arthur: For Doug Ford’s government, the selfish freedom to decide not to be vaccinated trumps the consequences
The provincial government encourages you to get vaccinated. But are they going to force a choice on that? No, they are not. Are they going to try? Not much.
Burden of Proof: Explained - ClearLegal
If you are going to make a claim, or counterclaim - otherwise by definition you are not intending a good faith dialogue, and we have no interest in discussions with you.
Anti-Masker's Bizarre Airplane Story Has Rough Landing On Twitter
Steve Kirsch said he offered $100,000 to a fellow passenger if she took off her mask. But he didn't realize he came across as the seatmate from hell.
Tech millionaire Steve Kirsch went from covid trial funder to misinformation superspreader | MIT Technology Review
After boosting unproven covid drugs and campaigning against vaccines, Steve Kirsch was abandoned by his team of scientific advisers—and left out of a job.
My Conversation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - by Paul Offit
Twenty years ago, I had a one-hour conversation with RFK Jr. In his current campaign for president, he has referred to that conversation during public appearances. It’s time to set the record straight
Medicine in the Media: Reliable Health Information v. Fake News - HealthyChildren.org
One challenge of parenting is sorting through all available information about children's health. Here are some tips for making sense of all of the messages.
Vaccine Safety: Examine the Evidence - HealthyChildren.org
Vaccines for kids are studied closely before the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends them. Safety evidence is gathered when a new vaccine is made and after it is authorized.
The Anti-Vaxx Playbook — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
There is an organised and disciplined anti-vaxx industry: Anti-vaxxers see Covid as an opportunity to drive long-term vaccine hesitancy. The total English-language audience for anti-vaxxers online has grown significantly in the past year and now […]
COVID-19: Popular UBC professor busts myths about the virus and vaccines on social media
UBC vaccine expert Dr. Anna Blakney posts fun videos to music and answers questions about the virus and the vaccine from her more than 217,000 followers on TikTok.
Debunking COVID-19 myths: Vaccine expert Dr. Anna Blakney separates fact from fiction
Confronting the evolution and expansion of anti-vaccine activism in the USA in the COVID-19 era
One wealthy New York couple is supporting the anti-vax movement through more than $3 million in donations
From Pre Pandemic
A closer look at the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms and where it gets its support
Startling news of a legal advocacy organization hiring a private investigator to drum up dirt on a Manitoba judge has put an otherwise little-known charity on headlines across the province – the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms.
Ivermectin Shows That Not All Science Is Worth Following
Claims about the drug are based on shoddy science—but that science is entirely unremarkable in its shoddiness.
Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms - Wikipedia
How ICAN, billionaire-funded anti-vax group, seeks ties to Trump fans
The Informed Consent Action Network, one of the most notorious anti-vax groups in the world, has been seeking to broker ties with Trump supporters.
The populist right is regretting its encouragement of Covid conspiracists
Extremists are being pitted against moderate centre-right voters in the next chapter of the culture wars, says academic and author Paolo Gerbaudo
Howard Levitt: Why vaccination discrimination is perfectly legal and not a human rights violation
Most people believe human rights are broadly based and it's illegal to discriminate between categories of employees. Not true
Stop Coddling Covidiots. It’s Making Everything Worse.
They need consequences, not sympathy.
How Hospitals Became Vaults That Hid Evidence of Covid’s Toll
In the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic, only a small number of the more than 6,000 hospitals in the U.S. let journalists inside.
Dr. Rhonda Patrick Tells Joe Rogan the Risk of Adverse Reactions to the Covid Vaccine Are Relatively Low
Dr. Rhonda Patrick explains why the risk of vaccine side-effects is relatively low and warns about the dangers of vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast.
Unvaccinated 60 times more likely to end up in ICU with COVID-19, Ontario data shows
Three charts released by the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table demonstrate the vast difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated people when it comes to COVID-19 risks.