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How can germ theory denial explain contagion?

Infectious disease contagion according to germ theory denial
Infectious disease contagion according to germ theory denial: It's the vibrations, ma-an!

Germ theory denial has always had a hard time explaining the contagiousness of infectious diseases—until now, apparently. According to “Dr.” Melissa Sell, it’s all about the vibes, ma-an!

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Politics Popular culture Skepticism/critical thinking

The Brownstone Institute vs. “vaccine fanatics” in The Epoch Times

Fanatics
No, Martin Kulldorff and Jay Bhattacharya weren't likening vaccine advocates to the K-pop group Fanatics. They were likening them to real fanatics, as in zealots.

Brownstone Institute flacks Martin Kulldorff and Jay Bhattacharya swear they are “not antivaccine.” Why, then, are they echoing a very old antivax trope by claiming “vaccine fanatics” are making people antivaccine? In The Epoch Times, yet?!

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Return of the revenge of the COVID vaccine “spike” in your DNA

Slasher lies
Claims like this remind me of slashers in horror movies. They always come back after apparently having "died."

Claims that COVID-19 vaccines “permanently alter your DNA” were resurrected recently based on a dubious study. No matter how many times you think this myth has been debunked, it always comes back for another installment of the same misinformation franchise.

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Antivaccine nonsense Bad science Medicine Politics Quackery

“Debate” and “censorship” vs. quality control

Mom says you have to debate me

Efforts to hold COVID-19 disinformation-spreading physicians accountable are leading to increasing calls by cranks for a “debate” with them. This is a disinformation tactic, not an honest call for debate.

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Bad science Cancer Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery

Mark Sircus: MMS (bleach) for COVID “vaccine-induced cancer”

Mark Sircus and chlorine dioxide
Hint: This is NOT a cure for cancer or COVID-19. It's a form of bleach and used in water disinfection.

Mark Sircus is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who’s now promoting MMS (bleach) for COVID-19 “vaccine-induced cancer.”