Anti-vaccine disinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news can often be considered counternarratives—expressions of resistance.2223 In such cases, they can be born from and fed by distrust in authorities and institutions, expressions of resistance to hegemonic ideologies and rules.23 Hegemonic legislation that could be seen as criminalising the right to express legitimate worries or pose questions would only…
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Jeremy Hammond reports “Facebook ‘Fact Check’ Lies about PCR Tests and COVID-19 ‘Cases'”
Facebook’s “fact checking” feature is ostensibly intended to prevent users from becoming misinformed about important matters, but it is instead being used as a tool for political propaganda and censorship of truthful information that does not align with certain political agendas. Among other agendas, Facebook has been serving to manufacture consent for extreme “lockdown” measures in response…