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COVID Conspiracies

COVID Conspiracies

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In this six-part series, Postmedia journalists from across the country will dive deep into why conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers have flourished during the pandemic, how their false claims hurt us, and what we can do about it. Hosted by Monique Beaudin.Copyright © Postmedia Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • Coming soon: COVID Conspiracies

    Coming soon: COVID Conspiracies
    May 28 2021
    In this six-part series, Postmedia journalists from across the country will dive deep into why conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers have flourished during the pandemic, how their false claims hurt us, and what we can do about it. Hosted by Monique Beaudin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • 1: How anti-vaxxers set the stage for pandemic conspiracies

    1: How anti-vaxxers set the stage for pandemic conspiracies
    Jun 14 2021
    When the pandemic began more than a year ago, there wasn’t much hope of a vaccine against a disease that had just emerged in humans. Now, though, millions of people around the world are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 every day. But not everyone will get the shot. While the vast majority of Canadians say they’ll get vaccinated, there are still about 21 percent of people who are vaccine hesitant. About seven percent of them say they will not be vaccinated. As COVID spread around the world, so too did the anti-vaccination movement. In today’s episode, reporter Dalson Chen, of the Windsor Star in Windsor, Ontario, takes us for a journey into the history of the anti-vax movement. And explains why it is still going strong today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • 2: Where conspiracy theories come from

    2: Where conspiracy theories come from
    Jun 21 2021
    As the coronavirus spread around the world over the past year, something else spread along with it — conspiracy theories. You’d see them on Facebook. Or maybe your family or friends shared them with you. Even political leaders sometimes spread them. There’s a long history of conspiracy theories flourishing in human society. It’s part of the way we cope with new information. In today’s episode, the Windsor Star’s Dalson Chen is back to look at covid conspiracies and where they came from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
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