Viral 'Plandemic' Video Prompts Social Media Frenzy
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Social media networks scrambling to remove viral ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy videoSocial media networks are scrambling to get rid of a viral conspiracy video spreading false claims about the coronavirus, according to a report.
The roughly 26-minute “Plandemic Movie” has been viewed and shared widely on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and Vimeo, and clips of it also circulated on Twitter this week, CNBC reported.
From the Left
Seen 'Plandemic'? We Take A Close Look At The Viral Conspiracy Video's ClaimsA slickly produced 26-minute video called Plandemic has exploded on social media in recent days, claiming to present a view of COVID-19 that differs from the "official" narrative.
The video has been viewed millions of times on YouTube via links that are replaced as quickly as the video-sharing service can remove them for violating its policy against "COVID-19 misinformation."
In it, filmmaker Mikki Willis conducts an uncritical interview with Judy Mikovits, who he says has been called "one of the most accomplished scientists of her generation."
From the Left
Why people believe in a ‘plandemic’If ever a person should have a good B.S. detector, one might think it would be Arthur Conan Doyle. His deathless creation, Sherlock Holmes, is perhaps the most compelling rationalist ever born. Others fall prey to confusion, coincidence, prejudice or wishful thinking. Not Holmes. The great detective sees all that is relevant, ignores everything extraneous and follows the facts using the map of cold logic.
And yet, 100 years ago, when Sir Arthur’s fame was at full flood throughout the English-speaking world, he was completely taken in by two schoolgirls...
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