The man suspected of opening fire and killing a police officer Friday at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) building in Atlanta, Georgia had previously expressed anti-vaccine sentiments, according to multiple reports. Hours after the incident, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the suspected shooter as 30-year-old Patrick …
Read More »Even Elon Musk Is Trying to Correct Joe Rogan's Anti-Vax Nonsense
Despite his allegiance to the conspiracist far-right and a McDonald’s visit with anti-vax health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., it seems that Elon Musk draws the line at claiming that vaccines are totally ineffective and potentially dangerous. Earlier this week, Musk’s podcaster pal Joe Rogan hosted Dr. Suzanne Humphries, a …
Read More »There's No Big Mystery in 'Aaron Rodgers: Enigma'
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma, a new Netflix docuseries about the great and apparently greatly misunderstood NFL quarterback, begins with a tattoo. After the Green Bay Packers trade him in early 2023 to the New York Jets, Rodgers decides to change his jersey number from 12 to 8, which in turn inspires …
Read More »RFK Jr.'s 10 Wildest Medical Theories
Right now, the only thing standing between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and being the head of the Department of Health and Human Services is a confirmation hearing with a soon-to-be Republican-dominated Senate. But given Kennedy’s long history of making misleading and misguided statements about health, we can expect to see …
Read More »Breaking Down RFK Jr.'s Vaccine Doublespeak
In order to find any information on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine policy on his Make America Healthy Again website, you must first scroll through sections asking for donations, official MAHA merch, and an ad offering the opportunity to “secure your place” on a tile in a mosaic of Trump …
Read More »'Plandemic: The Musical' Is an Awkward Victory Lap for Covid Conspiracists
On Saturday night, in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Covid conspiracist filmmaker Mikki Willis debuted the fourth film in his Plandemic series to an audience of about 150 fans and fellow travelers. Then, before he and his cast and crew could get into a planned Q&A session, the …
Read More »Twisted Anti-Vaxxers Rush to Blame Matthew Perry's Death on Covid Vaccine
Matthew Perry, who charmed audiences across the globe as the sarcastic roommate Chandler Bing on the popular sitcom Friends, was reportedly found dead on Oct. 28 at his Los Angeles home from an apparent drowning, law enforcement sources confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 54 years old. An LAPD spokesman …
Read More »Elon Musk Uses Bronny James' Cardiac Arrest to Spread Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theory
Twitter owner Elon Musk seized on reports that Lebron James Jr. suffered cardiac arrest during a basketball practice to spread conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine. “We cannot ascribe everything to the vaccine, but, by the same token, we cannot ascribe nothing,” Musk wrote in response to a tweet about …
Read More »RFK Jr. Blames Anti-Depressants for School Shootings
While it didn’t commence with 20 minutes of technical difficulties like the Twitter campaign kickoff of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Monday forum on the site’s audio Spaces platform was still a garbled affair. The environmental lawyer turned conspiracy theorist — now attempting to primary President Biden …
Read More »Woody Harrelson Spreads Anti-Vax Conspiracies During 'SNL' Monologue
Woody Harrelson has always harbored some, well, strange views. The Oscar-nominated actor, who first won over audiences on Cheers, is a 9/11 truther who’s shared a number of conspiracy theories during the Covid pandemic. In April 2020, Harrelson posted a gonzo article tying the supposed “negative effects of 5G” to …
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