THE DEBUNK

The Republicans’ pathogenic party line.

Terry Glavin: The battle between musician and streaming giant was neatly settled. But it is part of a much bigger, unfolding crisis over the role of truth and facts.

All Global Research articles can be read in 51 languages by activating the “Translate Website” drop down menu on the top banner of our home page (Desktop version). Visit and follow us on Instagram at @crg_globalresearch. *** Fist published by Global Research on  May 5, 2020 “Fewer than 1% of vaccine adverse events are reported. The CDC’s …

You might not believe in QAnon, but you could still fall down the rabbit hole.

We’re so used to putting our entire lives online, but what if we just…didn’t?

Some anti-vaxxers, feeling pushed to the margins due to government mandates, have found solace in conspiracy movements, bolstering their numbers.

More accurately, I’m obsessed with the 1.3 million adults in Ontario (yes, that’s right, 1.3 million men and women aged 18 and up) who still refuse to be vaccinated.

A website called the Conservative Beaver claimed that Bourla was arrested on November 5 and that there was a "media blackout" of the event. But what's the evidence that this actually happened?

Health minister says wave ‘far from over’ as vaccination rate flatlines and clinics report rising numbers of Covid-19 patients

A Reddit channel called r/HermanCainAward is filled with stories of people who mocked Covid-19 vaccines before eventually dying from the disease.

Researchers and regulators say Joseph Mercola, an osteopathic physician, creates and profits from misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines.

Underneath a patina of satire, J.P. Sears is a New Age charlatan.

Introduction Rumors and conspiracy theories, can contribute to vaccine hesitancy. Monitoring online data related to COVID-19 vaccine candidates can track vaccine misinformation in real-time and assist in negating its impact. This study aimed to examine COVID-19 vaccine rumors and conspiracy theories circulating on online platforms, understand their context, and then review interventions to manage this misinformation and increase vaccine acceptance. Method In June 2020, a multi-disciplinary team was formed to review and collect online rumors and conspiracy theories between 31 December 2019–30 November 2020. Sources included Google, Google Fact Check, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, fact-checking agency websites, and television and newspaper websites. Quantitative data were extracted, entered in an Excel spreadsheet, and analyzed descriptively using the statistical package R version 4.0.3. We conducted a content analysis of the qualitative information from news articles, online reports and blogs and compared with findings from quantitative data. Based on the fact-checking agency ratings, information was categorized as true, false, misleading, or exaggerated. Results We identified 637 COVID-19 vaccine-related items: 91% were rumors and 9% were conspiracy theories from 52 countries. Of the 578 rumors, 36% were related to vaccine development, availability, and access, 20% related to morbidity and mortality, 8% to safety, efficacy, and acceptance, and the rest were other categories. Of the 637 items, 5% (30/) were true, 83% (528/637) were false, 10% (66/637) were misleading, and 2% (13/637) were exaggerated. Conclusions Rumors and conspiracy theories may lead to mistrust contributing to vaccine hesitancy. Tracking COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in real-time and engaging with social media to disseminate correct information could help safeguard the public against misinformation.

The Conspirituality Report Oppression Fantasies of White Anti-Vax Moms Sibbio and Standfield co-opt First Nations genocide, Holocaust Susan Standfield and Stephanie Sibbio are co-founders of 100 …

BILL Gates’ divorce from his wife Melinda has sent anti-vaxxers, QAnon believers and a host of other conspiracy theorists into overdrive. Microsoft boss Gates and his wife have become a light…

Mark Zuckerberg wanted to make his social network a reliable source about the pandemic. Instead he’s helped spread misinformation about vaccines causing infertility.

The company’s AI algorithms gave it an insatiable habit for lies and hate speech. Now the man who built them can't fix the problem.

Open Thread: Have You Lost a Loved One to a Conspiracy Theory? The past four years have transformed fringe theories into mainstream movements. How has it changed us? In a new investigation for GEN …

As the conspiracy theories continue to creep northward, experts warn that we should be prepared for anything

The latest antivax claim is that COVID-19 vaccines are not vaccines, but rather gene therapy or medical devices. The claim is, of course, nonsense.

September is the time of the year when the CDC, state public health authorities, and doctors urge everyone to be vaccinated against the flu. In the year of the COVID-19 pandemic, that means antivaxxer

In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, to antivaxxers lipid nanoparticles are the new mercury.