covid conspiracies
Russell Brand Tries to Promote Ivermectin, Gets Instantly Fact-Checked by His Own Followers
A video decrying mainstream media’s “misinformation” about COVID added some of its own.
Antisemitic Crimes Are Surging in Germany
A Jewish community leader said the pandemic had acted as an “accelerant” for hate, as Germany recorded its highest number of politically motivated crimes since records began.
Ebook Services Are Bringing Unhinged Conspiracy Books into Public Libraries
Librarians say Holocaust deniers, antivaxxers, and other conspiracy theorists are being featured in the catalogs of a popular ebook lending service.
Police Debunked the ‘COVID Crime Number’ Theory and Anti-Vaxxers Are Furious
Conspiracy theorists have had their hopes dashed after London's Metropolitan Police said that issuing vaccinations was not a crime.
COVID Conspiracists Are Threatening Schools With a Fake Police Investigation
A disinformation campaign falsely claiming that COVID vaccines are under police investigation is targeting UK schools, advising them to cancel immunisation sessions or be held criminally liable.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Staking Everything on a Police Investigation That Doesn’t Exist
Efforts to stop the UK vaccine rollout based on a crime reference number are failing, leading to frustration and threats of more direct action. “It’s incredibly dangerous,” a misinformation expert told VICE World News.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Using a Joke About Bob Saget’s Balls to ‘Prove’ a Vaccine Killed Him
Beloved comedian Bob Saget's death has anti-vaxxers blaming the COVID-19 vaccine. The proof they're citing is a joke Saget made about his testicles after getting boosted.
COVID Conspiracy Theorists ‘Alpha Men Assemble’ Hold Combat Training Sessions in UK
“If Alpha Men Assemble were a US-based group, those videos would have them shooting guns in a field, without a shadow of a doubt,” said one misinformation expert.
Fox News’ Jesse Watters Wants Someone to ‘Ambush’ Fauci With Conspiracies
“The guy should be fired on the spot,” Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday.
Conspiracy Theorist Who Stormed Trudeau’s Property Sentenced to Six Years
Corey Hurren posted about Event 201—a conspiracy that posits the COVID-19 pandemic was planned—shortly before storming the property the Prime Minister lives on with his family.