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In fact, you can bet that other states deliberately stirred the pot
by anonymars 2mo ago
In fact, you can bet that other states deliberately stirred the pot
- Aurornis 2mo agoThere is some evidence that anti-vac activism was one of the key topics pushed by foreign influence campaigns at several points. I think the simple explanation is that they pushed any topic which could be used for political divisiveness and unrest, but fomenting anti-vac sentiment is especially damaging due to the physical harms it causes.
- simonw 2mo agoLooks like Russia did that: https://firstdraftnews.org/articles/anti-pfizer-vaccine-narratives/ https://firstdraftnews.org/articles/anti-pfizer-vaccine-narr... ... and the USA did it too, trying to discredit China’s Sinovac: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covi...