Thread by @carl_jurassic

“Leaked documents reveal a state-sponsored influence operation designed to undermine critics of the British government’s coronavirus policies by astroturfing a prominent founder of the BreadTube clique of “anti-fascist” YouTube influencers. “

thegrayzone.com/2021/12/24/lea…

“The project aims to conduct psychological profiling on British citizens dissenting against policies such as mandatory vaccination and lockdowns, then leverage the data to establish a YouTube channel that portrays these critics as dangerous “superspreaders” of “disinformation.” “

“Designed “to curb the influence of pseudoscience material online, with specific emphasis on Coronavirus-related ‘anti-vaxxing’ sentiment,” the operation is run by the UK’s Royal Institution, and dubbed “Challenging Pseudoscience.” “

“Its top patron is Charles, the Prince of Wales, next in line to the British throne, who recently hit out at supposed “conspiracy theories” surrounding COVID-19 vaccines.The organization received a substantial cash injection in 2020 from the UK government’s Culture Recovery Fund”

“files obtained by The Grayzone indicate that the Royal Institution has enlisted the services of Valent Projects,a “social change”communications firm founded by a public relations operative previously involved in the UK Foreign Office’s campaign for violent regime changein Syria”

“Valent has also been sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), a US intelligence cut-out, for a project aimed at “investigating disinformation.” “

“Valent’s research on British citizens who reject official policy on COVID-19 “will be used to devise a campaign that utilises YouTuber Abigail Thorn’s existing platform to achieve a measurable cognitive shift in the target audience,” “

“BreadTube “speaks in the name of left-wing sounding ideals. In reality, it is likely serving one section of the American ruling elite and the intelligence agencies,” [Caleb] Maupin wrote.”

“The covert relationship between BreadTube’s Abigail Thorn, Valent Projects, and the Royal Institute appears to validate Maupin’s thesis.”

“Then there is Shaun, a British BreadTuber whose recent attack on left-wing political comedian Jimmy Dore’s criticisms of government Covid restrictions contained echoes of the “Challenging Pseudoscience” project prepared for Thorn by intelligence-related outfits.”

“The “Challenging Pseudoscience” operation designed for Thorn was launched in February 2021 by liberal science journalist Angela Saini...she [Saini] is also part of The Lancet Covid-19 Commission’s Task Force on Global Health Diplomacy. “

“Valent Projects proposed a “two-phase” project to “develop an understanding of the psychological drivers behind the generation and spread of anti-vaxxer narratives.” It planned to exploit this data “to develop and test public messaging responses.” “

“When quizzed about the leaked files on Twitter, Valent Projects CEO Amil Khan flew into a rage, angrily asserting they were “obtained through hacking and then doctored,” in the manner of “classic doxing,” and threatened legal action against this journalist for publicizing them.”

“Abigail Thorn was guest-of-honor at Challenging Pseudoscience’s launch event in February, “Vaccines: Warriors and Worriers,” which featured a debate on “how vaccines work, why people are skeptical despite the evidence, and how disinformation about vaccines spreads online.””

immunologist Zania Stamataki and Marianna Spring, the BBC’s “specialist disinformation reporter” were part of this webinar

Before I forget, I want to thank @KitKlarenberg for this excellent reporting I’m quoting/citing

I read this a year ago when it was new, but given all the stuff I’ve learned since then about other stealth groups of vax & pandemic propagandists since, it is more salient to me now

The “Challenging Pseudoscience” program is unsurprisingly partially funded by George Soros....

And Soros also funds a similar “disinformation” program called “Good Information Inc.” thegrayzone.com/2021/10/27/bil…

Im currently exhausted, so I’ll chase down many of these rabbit holes later.

If you’ve been down any of these tangents mentioned along the way, feel free to comment & share add’l stuff if you like. (I’m sure you guys have read more than I have)

It looks like Good Information Inc is a heck of a rabbit hole.

Here are some notable names on the advisory board goodinfo.us/info/#good

In August 2020, Dr Stamataki writes this fear-tinged article, stoking fears of reinfection,

but yet saying “Thankfully, despite nearly 22 million recorded infections around the world, there is still no strong evidence of reinfection.”

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

She spends the remaining third of the article repeatedly saying how “new” and unknown this virus is and how great it will be to have the vaccine.

In April 2020 article, Dr Stamataki describes basic immune response processes, but then talks about how NEW! SARS-COV2 is & they just don’t know!

It ends w “But until a vaccine or treatment is available, we ought to work hard to protect ourselves..”

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

On Dec 14, 2020, just before the vaccines rolled out Dr Stamataki pens this variant scare (“Scariant!”) piece in the Guardian

It ends with but the vaccines are almost here!

theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/d…

Clearly you’re sending a pattern with Dr Stamataki’s comms work.

1. Fear!
2. Novel Coronavirus!
3. We just don’t know if our immune systems work!
4. The vaccines are coming!

I’d love to see who pays her... but I still have to share a few more of her propaganda pieces..

Late December 2020.

Another piece on how “Terrifying” things are theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

June 2021.

These vaccines are not “magic bullets” Dr Stamataki says!

You have to stay cautious!
And be afraid!

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Lastly (at least in terms of her articles at The Grauniad) there’s this theguardian.com/commentisfree/…