Judy Mikovits Plandemic - The truth: covid 19 and Dr Fauci

[hfo369]

Judy Mikovits Plandemic: Former Dr. Anthony Fauci employee claims coronavirus is “propaganda”, video banned from social media

 

[Eman]

Yikes, what a complete crock of shit. That woman is completely off her fucking rocker, no wonder it gets pulled down from every site it gets posted to... Not a modicum of evidence to support really anything she says. Fun times for the tinfoil hats.

 

[LeoTC]

Bro.

Find another YouTube 'documentary' that doesn't revolve around a completely discredited anti-vax nutjob and try again.

This shit is stupid.

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Shes a bartender bro....

 

[Millard]

Yikes, what a complete crock of shit. That woman is completely off her fucking rocker, no wonder it gets pulled down from every site it gets posted to... Not a modicum of evidence to support really anything she says. Fun times for the tinfoil hats.

Bro.

Find another YouTube 'documentary' that doesn't revolve around a completely discredited anti-vax nutjob and try again.

This shit is stupid.

The anti-vaxx agenda of 'Plandemic'

Said clip features former researcher Judy Mikovits, who has become a minor celebrity on the anti-vaxx circuit. Her interview doubles as a promotion for her latest book, which is based on an ongoing war she's waging with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Her Twitter feed is filled with anti-Fauci rhetoric alongside glee that Donald Trump is now listening to her. She has explicitly called for the entire leadership of the COVID-19 response team to be fired.

Mikovits' story is not unlike Andrew Wakefield's, the discredited British physician who was paid to invent the vaccine-autism "conspiracy." In 2011, Mikovits attempted to link a newly discovered retrovirus to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, only to partially retract the paper after the study could not be replicated. The journal, Science, later fully retracted Mikovits' paper, just as The Lancet had done with Wakefield's research (which also could not be replicated).​

Why People Cling To Conspiracy Theories Like ‘Plandemic’

A 2015 study presented at the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on World Wide Web discussed a new way of predicting viral misinformation spread on social media. The study reveals that spreading rate, probability to verify a hoax, gullibility, and a person’s belief system are key factors. However, forgetting probability and gullibility were the primary reasons stuff like “Plandemic” can take root and thrive. A 2019 study in the Journal of Personality surveyed over 1600 people and found that belief in fake news is mostly driven by the inability to reject weak claims. The study authors referred to that tendency as “reflexive open‐mindedness.”​

Why people believe in a ‘plandemic’

Are we inherently gullible? Research says no: Most adults have well-functioning machinery for detecting baloney, but there’s a common bug in the machine. Faced with a novel idea or new circumstances, we gravitate to information that fits our already existing beliefs. As Sherlock Holmes put the problem: “Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” This bug has always been exploited by people seeking money, power — or both. But with the rise of social media, the world’s propagandists, con artists and grifters find their search for suckers easier than ever.

Witness the grubby exercise known as “#Plandemic.” The risible video is the work of an opportunistic Internet filmmaker whose projects include a clip about his 5-year-old son’s discovery of “the truth” about the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In his latest film, he advances the conspiracy theory that Anthony S. Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, billionaire Bill Gates and various other malefactors are spreading a manmade novel coronavirus because they enjoy making people sick and hope to profit on an eventual vaccine. Or some similar nonsense along those lines. And there’s more: Beaches were closed to keep Americans away from the “microbes” in seawater that protect against covid-19.

It won’t do to shrug and say, well, no one’s going to believe that.
​

 

[Millard]

When Judy Mikovits co-authored a 2009 research paper that linked the mysterious condition known as chronic fatigue syndrome to a retrovirus that came from mice, thousands of sick patients hoping for relief rallied behind her. The scientific riddle was solved, they thought.

Less than two years later those hopes were dashed when follow-up studies failed to replicate Mikovits’s findings and the prestigious journal “Science” retracted the paper. Researchers posited that the study’s inaccurate conclusions were the result of contamination of the lab samples, and the theory that a virus might be the source of the still-mysterious condition died.

But Mikovits’s conviction that her theory was correct, and her belief that the top scientific minds in the U.S. conspired to ruin her career, never faded.

She has now accused the scientific establishment of conspiracy again. In a film called “Plandemic,” and in a recently published book that topped the Amazon best sellers chart this week, she makes a bizarre and false claim: that the doctors and experts shaping public policy in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic have silenced dissenting voices and misled the public for sinister reasons.

She falsely claims that wealthy people intentionally spread the virus to increase vaccination rates, and that wearing face masks is harmful.

The coronavirus-related theories Mikovits presented defy accepted science and wilt under scrutiny, according to dozens of experts who spoke up after “Plandemic” trended this week.

The film is so questionable that social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo on Thursday scrubbed it from their sites. A Vimeo spokesperson, for example, said that the company “stands firm in keeping our platform safe from content that spreads harmful and misleading health information. The video in question has been removed … for violating these very policies.”

It was the latest chapter in the saga of Mikovits’s troubled career.

Go on social media right now and you are destined to run into someone sharing or promoting a video that has gone viral called PLANDEMIC. They will parrot the points from this video like good little puppets, without taking the time to research who is giving them the information, or the credibility of the information being presented.

This video is pure sensationalism and filled with outrageous lies and mistruths. And the information being shared is being shared by someone who is a known charlatan. If you believe in and promote this video, you’ve simply fallen for the trick.

First, who is Dr. Judy Mikovits? Google her name. What do you find?

I think the first thing a person should notice that sticks out like a giant red flag is her connection to the anti-vaccine movement. This person has become a hero to a movement that claims vaccines are dangerous, cause autism, and kill people, thusly making her the hero of a movement that has caused a resurgence in long conquered diseases like the measles.

The next red flag a person should pay attention to is the word DISCREDITED which always appears next to her name. When a scientist is kicked out of the scientific community and then becomes a champion for conspiracy theories, some might say this is anything but a coincidence. But unlike conspiracy theorists, who connect invisible dots no one else can see, there are dots to be connected here that are as large as planets.

Plandemic follows the straightforward and rudimentary template of a conspiracy theory propaganda film, much like others that have come before it like Zeitgeist or Loose Change (videos claiming 9/11 was an inside job). ...

 

[Brandaddy]

The anti-vaxx agenda of 'Plandemic'

Said clip features former researcher Judy Mikovits, who has become a minor celebrity on the anti-vaxx circuit. Her interview doubles as a promotion for her latest book, which is based on an ongoing war she's waging with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Her Twitter feed is filled with anti-Fauci rhetoric alongside glee that Donald Trump is now listening to her. She has explicitly called for the entire leadership of the COVID-19 response team to be fired.

Mikovits' story is not unlike Andrew Wakefield's, the discredited British physician who was paid to invent the vaccine-autism "conspiracy." In 2011, Mikovits attempted to link a newly discovered retrovirus to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, only to partially retract the paper after the study could not be replicated. The journal, Science, later fully retracted Mikovits' paper, just as The Lancet had done with Wakefield's research (which also could not be replicated).​

Why People Cling To Conspiracy Theories Like ‘Plandemic’

A 2015 study presented at the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on World Wide Web discussed a new way of predicting viral misinformation spread on social media. The study reveals that spreading rate, probability to verify a hoax, gullibility, and a person’s belief system are key factors. However, forgetting probability and gullibility were the primary reasons stuff like “Plandemic” can take root and thrive. A 2019 study in the Journal of Personality surveyed over 1600 people and found that belief in fake news is mostly driven by the inability to reject weak claims. The study authors referred to that tendency as “reflexive open‐mindedness.”​

Why people believe in a ‘plandemic’

Are we inherently gullible? Research says no: Most adults have well-functioning machinery for detecting baloney, but there’s a common bug in the machine. Faced with a novel idea or new circumstances, we gravitate to information that fits our already existing beliefs. As Sherlock Holmes put the problem: “Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.” This bug has always been exploited by people seeking money, power — or both. But with the rise of social media, the world’s propagandists, con artists and grifters find their search for suckers easier than ever.

Witness the grubby exercise known as “#Plandemic.” The risible video is the work of an opportunistic Internet filmmaker whose projects include a clip about his 5-year-old son’s discovery of “the truth” about the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In his latest film, he advances the conspiracy theory that Anthony S. Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, billionaire Bill Gates and various other malefactors are spreading a manmade novel coronavirus because they enjoy making people sick and hope to profit on an eventual vaccine. Or some similar nonsense along those lines. And there’s more: Beaches were closed to keep Americans away from the “microbes” in seawater that protect against covid-19.

It won’t do to shrug and say, well, no one’s going to believe that.
​

It is sad the amount of BS you see people posting on social media like it's actual science, when it's just simply and unqualified person's opinion that can easily be debunked in minutes with a simple Google search.

 

[ickyrica]

Shes a bartender bro....

So is AOC lol.

 

[Silentlemon1011]

So is AOC lol.

Bith underqualified to be in their positions.

Fuckers should just shut their mouths and mix me a gin and tonic

 

[ergomaniac]

Fact-checking Judy Mikovits, the controversial virologist attacking Anthony Fauci in a viral conspiracy video | Science | AAAS

I don't take it as the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But like the pandemic, I've never seen it before... so many videos, posts, channels removed from several different people. Personally, I think something strange is going on. And I don't like some of it. Maybe I just can't explain it. I type this with a 3 ply tin foil hat with chin strap firmly attached to my head.

 

[T&H]

Many people who are conspiracy theorists are extremely gullible. While they claim people are blind to what they're being told, they themselves are victims to the same thing. Very ironic how that works, I see many on FB posting links to youtube videos.

 

[Millard]

Stephan Lewandowski, one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook”

“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

What are some differences between conventional and conspiratorial thinking?

You can start with healthy skepticism vs. overriding suspicion. As a scientist, I’m obviously skeptical. I’m questioning anything people say. I look at my own data and other people’s data with a skeptical eye. But after skeptics have been skeptical, they are quite capable of accepting evidence. Once something has withstood scrutiny, you accept it. Otherwise you’re in a state of complete nihilism and you can’t believe anything.

That crucial second step of acceptance is absent in conspiracy theorists. That is where conspiracy theorists are different. Their skepticism is a bottomless, never-ending pit of skepticism about anything related to the official account. And that skepticism is accompanied by extreme gullibility to anything related to the conspiracy. It’s an imbalance between skepticism for anything an official may say and complete gullibility for something some random dude on the internet will tweet out. It’s that imbalance that differentiates conspiracy thinking from standard cognition.

Conspiracy thinking is immune to evidence. In the “Plandemic” video, the absence of evidence is twisted to be seen to be as evidence for the theory. They say the cover-up is so perfect that you will never find out about it. That’s the opposite of rational thinking. Usually when you think of a hypothesis, you think of the evidence. And if there’s zero evidence, you give it up or say there is no evidence for it.

Conspiracy theorists may also simultaneously believe things that are contradictory. In the “Plandemic” video, for example, they say COVID-19 both came from a Wuhan lab and that we’re all infected with the disease from vaccinations. They’re making both claims, and they don’t hang together.

More generally, conspiracy theorists show this contradictory thinking by presenting themselves as both victims and heroes. They see themselves as these heroes in possession of the truth. But they also see themselves as victims. They feel they are being persecuted by this evil establishment or the deep state or whatever it is.​

Source: “Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread — ProPublica

 

[Mac11wildcat]

Questioning your government and those put before you by the media in times like these is both completely relevant and healthy. Continue to do so. Do your research, but yield when the evidence doesn’t support your case...it’s that simple.

Buying in to wild theories with baseless claims and spreading misinformation leads to scaring a portion of the population into believing the threat is worth than it is while making another portion believe the threat is less dangerous than it is.

I do have an issue with how blanketed “anti-vaxxer” is getting, though. The idea that the general population should blindly accept another seasonal vaccine AND be ok with the crunched timeline being forecasted in the absence of any safety or efficacy data is a bit much for me. The fact that some people want to deem it as mandatory before we truly know anything about the virus’ outcome or the vaccines possible success is wild..

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Stephan Lewandowski, one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook”

“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

What are some differences between conventional and conspiratorial thinking?

You can start with healthy skepticism vs. overriding suspicion. As a scientist, I’m obviously skeptical. I’m questioning anything people say. I look at my own data and other people’s data with a skeptical eye. But after skeptics have been skeptical, they are quite capable of accepting evidence. Once something has withstood scrutiny, you accept it. Otherwise you’re in a state of complete nihilism and you can’t believe anything.

That crucial second step of acceptance is absent in conspiracy theorists. That is where conspiracy theorists are different. Their skepticism is a bottomless, never-ending pit of skepticism about anything related to the official account. And that skepticism is accompanied by extreme gullibility to anything related to the conspiracy. It’s an imbalance between skepticism for anything an official may say and complete gullibility for something some random dude on the internet will tweet out. It’s that imbalance that differentiates conspiracy thinking from standard cognition.

Conspiracy thinking is immune to evidence. In the “Plandemic” video, the absence of evidence is twisted to be seen to be as evidence for the theory. They say the cover-up is so perfect that you will never find out about it. That’s the opposite of rational thinking. Usually when you think of a hypothesis, you think of the evidence. And if there’s zero evidence, you give it up or say there is no evidence for it.

Conspiracy theorists may also simultaneously believe things that are contradictory. In the “Plandemic” video, for example, they say COVID-19 both came from a Wuhan lab and that we’re all infected with the disease from vaccinations. They’re making both claims, and they don’t hang together.

More generally, conspiracy theorists show this contradictory thinking by presenting themselves as both victims and heroes. They see themselves as these heroes in possession of the truth. But they also see themselves as victims. They feel they are being persecuted by this evil establishment or the deep state or whatever it is.​

Source: “Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread — ProPublica

I can agree with a lot of that certainly.

But not all.

My personal OPINION is that this outbreak is...
Real, yet blown out of proportion.
I also believe governments are quite simply taking advantage of this situation to push their agendas.

I dont think a government like ours here in Canada, is capable of the planning required to execute a "plandemic"

Thus, not a Plandemic... but just a wonderful excuse for a power grab.
Do I suspect that Covid19 was created in the Wuhan lab.
Yes, I'm not a huge believer in coincidence to be honest.

 

[Mac11wildcat]

I can agree with a lot of that certainly.

But not all.

My personal OPINION is that this outbreak is...
Real, yet blown out of proportion.
I also believe governments are quite simply taking advantage of this situation to push their agendas.

I dont think a government like ours here in Canada, is capable of the planning required to execute a "plandemic"

Thus, not a Plandemic... but just a wonderful excuse for a power grab.
Do I suspect that Covid19 was created in the Wuhan lab.
Yes, I'm not a huge believer in coincidence to be honest.

I wouldn’t say either of those claims is without some reasonable evidence thus far...it’s the same in the states.

 

[Silentlemon1011]

Questioning your government and those put before you by the media in times like these is both completely relevant and healthy. Continue to do so. Do your research, but yield when the evidence doesn’t support your case...it’s that simple.

Buying in to wild theories with baseless claims and spreading misinformation leads to scaring a portion of the population into believing the threat is worth than it is while making another portion believe the threat is less dangerous than it is.

I do have an issue with how blanketed “anti-vaxxer” is getting, though. The idea that the general population should blindly accept another seasonal vaccine AND be ok with the crunched timeline being forecasted in the absence of any safety or efficacy data is a bit much for me. The fact that some people want to deem it as mandatory before we truly know anything about the virus’ outcome or the vaccines possible success is wild..

I've been called an Anti Vaxxer.

But not because I'm against vaccines.

I just dont believe a fucking baby should recieve 8 shots at once.
The heavy metals in a few of them are very hard on the child's system.

This was actually brought up to me by @Human_backhoe
Who got called all sorts of derogatory terms because he wanted his sons vaccines to be spread out over a slightly longer term to allow his body to filter an process all of it.

Still got him his full immunization card... but in a responsible and healthy manner.

 

[flenser]

Stephan Lewandowski, one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook”

“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

What are some differences between conventional and conspiratorial thinking?

You can start with healthy skepticism vs. overriding suspicion. As a scientist, I’m obviously skeptical. I’m questioning anything people say. I look at my own data and other people’s data with a skeptical eye. But after skeptics have been skeptical, they are quite capable of accepting evidence. Once something has withstood scrutiny, you accept it. Otherwise you’re in a state of complete nihilism and you can’t believe anything.

That crucial second step of acceptance is absent in conspiracy theorists. That is where conspiracy theorists are different. Their skepticism is a bottomless, never-ending pit of skepticism about anything related to the official account. And that skepticism is accompanied by extreme gullibility to anything related to the conspiracy. It’s an imbalance between skepticism for anything an official may say and complete gullibility for something some random dude on the internet will tweet out. It’s that imbalance that differentiates conspiracy thinking from standard cognition.

Conspiracy thinking is immune to evidence. In the “Plandemic” video, the absence of evidence is twisted to be seen to be as evidence for the theory. They say the cover-up is so perfect that you will never find out about it. That’s the opposite of rational thinking. Usually when you think of a hypothesis, you think of the evidence. And if there’s zero evidence, you give it up or say there is no evidence for it.

Conspiracy theorists may also simultaneously believe things that are contradictory. In the “Plandemic” video, for example, they say COVID-19 both came from a Wuhan lab and that we’re all infected with the disease from vaccinations. They’re making both claims, and they don’t hang together.

More generally, conspiracy theorists show this contradictory thinking by presenting themselves as both victims and heroes. They see themselves as these heroes in possession of the truth. But they also see themselves as victims. They feel they are being persecuted by this evil establishment or the deep state or whatever it is.​

Source: “Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread — ProPublica

I think everyone has some conspiracy theorist blood in them. And there are plenty of conspiracies to choose from. The trick is to identify which ones can cause real harm and to prepare for them, even if they turn out to be false.

 

[RunTrenFckTens]

I'm prepared for Trump to bomb China when they find out the truth!