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@BadCOVID19Takes
Sep 1, 2020 • 20 tweets • 7 min read • Read on X
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New thread consolidating all the “only 6%” takes inspired by this misinformation, introduced to Twitter by a QAnon follower 2 days ago. I’m creating this thread because there are *so many* 6% takes, and I don’t want them to overwhelm all other content.
This earlier thread explains why it’s wrong. Basically: CDC changed nothing, deaths are much higher than normal, and most common conditions are pneumonia and respiratory failure—caused by COVID! Lots o’ folks have hypertension, diabetes & are obese too.
I don’t remember another single lie spreading this fast before. Undoubtedly it was helped by Donald Trump’s retweet. (Both the original and therefore this retweet were removed by Twitter yesterday.)
Besides Trump, lots of other well-known blue checkmark accounts spread the original tweet, headlined by Dinesh D’Souza…
And the idea was spread by athletes-turned pundits…
Bad actors…
And other political hacks.
This thread will log all examples of this stupid phenomenon.
First up, did I say Twitter deleted the tweet Trump retweeted? Well, turns out that when a blue checkmark tweets the same nonsense published by another blue checkmark (gatewatpundit), Twitter won’t touch it. Image
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Let that sink in. ImageImage
51,100 likes!? Image
Professional wrestlers. ImageImage
The surviving co-founder of Turning Point USA. Image
Defending Trump's retweet of QAnon theorist.
Candidates that received delegate votes at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention. ImageImageImage
Candace Owens. Image
MAGA hip hop vs. MAGA power pop. ImageImage
Diamond & Silk. ImageImage
Angry for the children. ImageImage

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Context: This is either a lie, or a wild misunderstanding, so of course it's gotten almost 10,000 retweets, being amplified by the usual suspects.
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Content: A lot of antivaxxers really adamant that the vaccines cause AIDS.
"VAIDS" has been circulating for a while, be really perked up when an mRNA AIDS vaccine trial was announced. Antivaxxer theory: vaccines cause AIDS, which will be treated with new vaccines! Ka-ching!
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Dec 29, 2021
Context: The media did cover this to say that it's wrong. Because it is. There are dozens of authorized PCR tests, and it just happens that an obsolete one was phased out. reuters.com/article/factch…
This meme got started in July, but I've seen a lot recently as the imaginary end date for PCR tests approaches. I predict I'll see more next year when folks claim that PCR is illegal or something. Misinformation is immortal.
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Nov 30, 2021
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Coincidence.... I think not!
To be more blunt, it's also an anagram of MORON DIALECT.
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Nov 20, 2021
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Context: This is an incredibly disingenuous plot that conceals an absurdly broad age range (10-59!) to falsely suggest vaccinations increase death. What's going on is >85% of people in their 50s are vaccinated (incl. 94% high risk) and 0% under 12 are. coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccin…
Older people just die more of heart disease and other conditions in general. When one group is mostly under 25 and another group is mostly over 40, the second group will have more deaths. Image
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Nov 11, 2021
Just being around vaccinated people: can't breaths, can't walk.
For those asking what BOO baths are: BOO is an MLM product she happened to sell to some of her 51,000 followers.
Tempted to delete because of the “can't breaths” typo, but prob4bly not as ßad as wr!t!ng like a 1999 l33t ha><0r. Still, sorry for that.
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