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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,023 posts)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:30 PM Jul 2021

This natural health doctor has published over 600 articles claiming coronavirus vaccines are a fraud

he's part of the 'disinformation dozen' responsible for the vast majority of COVID-19 misinformation on Facebook

A March report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that most COVID-19 disinformation online is being spread by just 12 people. A Facebook analysis found that 73% of 689,000 anti-coronavirus vaccinations posts shared between February and mid-March came from this group.

Among the 12 are Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of former President John F Kennedy, who has been an anti-vaxxer long before the pandemic. In the 1990s, Kennedy Jr began to spread disinformation that some vaccines given in childhood were connected to autism diagnoses and the development of allergies.

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But beating Robert F Kennedy Jr to the No. 1 spot in the 'disinformation dozen' is Joseph Mercola, a natural health doctor based in Cape Coral, Florida.

Mercola is no newcomer to the anti-vaxx movement

According to the New York Times, Mercola has built his career on far-fetched health notions, including claims that spring mattresses amplify radiation and that tanning beds can reduce the chance of getting cancer. Cashing in on his followers, he sold them at-home tanning beds that cost between $1,200 and $4,000. He was then sued by the Federal Trading Commission and agreed to pay his customers refunds totaling $5.3 million, according to a 2016 report from the Chicago Tribune.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/this-natural-health-doctor-has-published-over-600-articles-claiming-coronavirus-vaccines-are-a-fraud-hes-part-of-the-disinformation-dozen-responsible-for-the-vast-majority-of-covid-19-misinformation-on-facebook/ar-AAMxEAM

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This natural health doctor has published over 600 articles claiming coronavirus vaccines are a fraud (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 OP
Quite The Charmer ProfessorGAC Jul 2021 #1
Lock. Him.Up. and throw away the key to make the world a better place for you and me. abqtommy Jul 2021 #2

ProfessorGAC

(65,061 posts)
1. Quite The Charmer
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:40 PM
Jul 2021

This isn't merely a quack.
He's a conman!
He executes on his harebrained notions by grifting.

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