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Why won’t a debunked conspiracy theory about doctors harmed by the COVID vaccine go away?
On the third Sunday of July, a Toronto ear specialist and devoted father of three died after a “ridiculously unfair”…
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Alex Jones’ Accidental Text Dump Is Hilarious—and Alarming
When news broke that Alex Jones’ attorney had royally, cartoonishly, breathtakingly crapped the bed, sending a copy of his phone…
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Trump’s QAnon Supporters Thought JFK Jr., Famously Dead, Was Going to Show Up in Texas Today
There are a lot of reasons Donald Trump lost the last election, chief among them being his disastrous handling of…
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When Covid Deaths Are Dismissed or Stigmatized, Grief Is Mixed With Shame and Anger
Brett Sholtis, WITF [Editor’s note: This story contains language references that some readers may find offensive.] Months after Kyle Dixon…
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‘Prebunking’ Health Misinformation Tropes Can Stop Their Spread
The scene comes into focus: A car is driving down a winding mountain road at night. Suddenly, the headlights flicker,…
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Biden’s COVID-19 Origins Report Leaves the Lab Leak on the Table
In November 2020, Metzl wrote to David Quammen, a foremost science journalist and author of the influential book Spillover: Animal…
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