Brazilian plane crash spawns an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory

A tragic August 9 plane crash in Cascavel, Brazil claimed the lives of all aboard, including several medical professionals traveling to an oncology conference as part of their continuing medical education. Vaccine opponents have seized on the tragedy to falsely claim that the deceased doctors had recently vowed to release evidence at the conference linking mRNA vaccines to so-called turbo cancer. Several viral posts speculate that the doctors were targeted because of their research in a plot to cover up alleged COVID-19 vaccine risks. 

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