The Earth is flat. We have been secretly contacted by intelligent beings from other planets. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin did not land on the moon in 1969. They may sound like bizarre statements, but a new poll suggests a sizable number of Canadians believe in these and other conspiracy theories.
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Fact Check: Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines
A headline shared online falsely claims that Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines and cites sudden deaths for which there is no evidence, according to the Icelandic national health authority.
Iceland has not banned COVID vaccines and “there are no soaring sudden deaths,” Guðrún Aspelund, chief epidemiologist at the Icelandic Directorate of Health, told Reuters in a Nov. 29 email.
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Preston Manning’s Prescription for a Pandemic Disaster
The right-wing godfather’s Alberta government report promotes politicians over scientists and doctors.
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‘Endemic’ SARS-CoV-2 and the death of public health
SARS-CoV-2 is now circulating out of control worldwide. The only major limitation on transmission is the immune environment the virus faces. The disease it causes, COVID‑19, is now a risk faced by most people as part of daily life.
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COVID-19 et climat : Contrer les mécanismes du déni par un vaccin démocratique
Whether it’s about COVID or the climate, conspiracy theories are the sign of a deep evil: the weakening of democracy.
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