A right-wing political commentator with over 63,000 followers is promoting the conspiracy theory that claimed the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines are part of a “Great Reset,” a plan by global leaders to control the world’s population. The post claims the pandemic was phase one of the plan and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and food and fuel shortages are part of phase two. The post has been viewed 400,000 times and received nearly 2,000 engagements.
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Anti-vaccine conspiracists often latch onto current events, like the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in order to find new audiences and reach. The COVID-19 pandemic is part of a long history of infectious disease crises, similar to the 1918 influenza and the polio epidemics of the 1940s and 1950s. Safety measures to reduce disease spread and the development of vaccines to fight the disease are normal, life-saving responses to viral pandemics, not signs of a global takeover plot. Continuing to emphasize that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and rigorously tested is recommended. Fact Checking Source(s):
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