Public health measures that have saved lives are not to blame for anti-vax sentiments; what happened is a disinformation campaign and a lack of a proper public health campaign against it.
Tag: disinformation operations
The opposition leverages various things to neutralize effective activism.
These operations sometimes target people who are experts, or people who might be important in some way, because they carry clout. And then they treat them as if they’re very important.
Wow. FDA VRBPAC meeting public comments. Not great. More people need to step up.
Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 024
Average people are not aware of what right wing media people tell their audiences.
The lies being told on social media, where most people get their news, as well as on right-wing news sources, radio shows, cable tv, and youtube, are beyond what most sensible people can fathom.
Bad actors leveraged the effects of stigma to manipulate people to thwart public health in a pandemic.
People deliberately spread disinformation, on purpose. Stigma is a known quantity when it comes to disease, especially infectious disease. Scientific American – January 6, 2025 The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science By […]
The grass is not that much greener on the blue sky.
Don’t Wait For Everybody – Episode 013
Why are tycoons against public health? Follow the money.
“I’m an old-school journalist, I say follow the money. Because the greatest beneficiaries of their operations are the plutocrats that don’t want to pay any taxes…”
