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We& #39;re now hearing multiple cases of people refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine due to the false coronavirus vaccine microchip conspiracy theory -- which came from social media. https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/bill-gates-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-spread-social-media-and-then-fox-news">https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavir... https://www.huffpost.com/entry/children-of-qanon-believers_n_601078e9c5b6c5586aa49077">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chi...
The conspiracy theory started going viral about 11 months ago. Social media platforms didn& #39;t even try to crack down on it until late in the year -- & even then enforcement has been lacking. https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/youtube-and-facebook-allowed-another-covid-19-conspiracy-theory-video-go-viral">https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavir...
It was clear soon after the conspiracy theory went viral how dangerous it was. And yet the platforms allowed it to spread without any response for months. And now we& #39;re seeing people refusing to get the vaccine as a result. https://twitter.com/AlKapDC/status/1258161815432966144">https://twitter.com/AlKapDC/s...
Also worth noting that the conspiracy theory even influenced a man to sabotage a shipment of the vaccines. https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1355990583848939523?s=19">https://twitter.com/oneunders...
And now here are cases of people in Latino communities invoking this false conspiracy theory as a reason to not get the vaccine. https://washingtonpost.com/local/latino-vaccine-misinformation-coronavirus/2021/02/11/40731dc6-64a3-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html">https://washingtonpost.com/local/lat...
Yet another story of someone worried about a family member believing the vaccine microchip conspiracy theory. Again, this is directly from the social media platforms. https://washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/conspiracy-theories-qanon-family-members/?tid=ss_tw">https://washingtonpost.com/nation/in...
An infectious-disease specialist on his patients: "They ask about the Bill Gates microchip, too."
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"I’m not afraid that there’s a chip in [the coronavirus vaccine],” she said, which is exactly what Mark’s wife thinks," who "is completely unwilling to get [the vaccine]." https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scaachikoul/qanon-believers-turning-away-from-trump">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/s...
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Multiple cases of veterans refusing to get coronavirus vaccines because of the microchip conspiracy theory. https://washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/17/veterans-coronavirus-vaccine/">https://washingtonpost.com/politics/...
"Bui recalled a recent online town hall where questions about the vaccine were filled with misinformation pulled from YouTube, including concerns about vaccines containing government tracking devices."
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katejohnston2/vietnamese-american-youtube-misinformation-covid-vaccine">https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/k...
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A poll found that one in three people who are refusing the vaccine believe the microchip conspiracy theory. https://twitter.com/saletan/status/1387378902507655169">https://twitter.com/saletan/s...
Here& #39;s a couple in Tennessee who have been hesitating to take the vaccine in part due to the microchip conspiracy theory. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/health/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-white-republican.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/3...
