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Antivax quacks are continuing to make up fantastical biological mechanisms for COVID-19 vaccine “shedding”
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2024-11-11
Why give these people a platform? We all know antivax quacks exist. There’s no need to help share their bullshit.
We need ways to counter them. If nobody counters when they warn about whatever made up junk they have someone else will believe them. I don't know how to country them though - it is harder than you might think. There have been a couple real conspiracies in history and if they accuse you of being in one how do you prove you are not?
Arguably best way to counter misinformation is non-platforming it. Mere provable facts and impeccable logic have a dogshit success rate.
The problem is other platforms exist. not jst social media, but daycare dropoff or coffee shops.
Then what's your counter?
I wish I knew. So far I haven't seen one that works. It is despirataly needed.