"Politically-driven vaccine resistance renders persuasion efforts all but futile in that segment of the population. A different, but still potent, obstacle is posed when trying to persuade those susceptible to conspiracy theories. What happens when the two tactics are deliberately and calculatedly used in tandem - facilitated by junk science? Might perpetuating this kind of compound disinformation count as treason if done by a public servant?"


"This is "the first time that we've seen a state government weaponize bad science to spread anti-vaccine disinformation as official policy."

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"The truth is incontrovertible.
malice may attack it,
ignorance may deride it,
but in the end,
there it is." -Sir Winston Churchill