Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

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I understand that private entities can control what speech is put on their media. But is that a wise idea not to air alternative points of view on huge powerhouses such as Youtube, facebook, Twitter Etc?

I'm thinking specifically of this Plandemic lady. I, personally, have not viewed her video. I'm not interested in her particular point of view. I have never felt the need to investigate every conspiracy theory out there.

I do think there is a lot of paranoia in sothat might be well earned. Social media such as facebook and Youtube wield enormous power and influence over public opinion.

The government has pulled a lot of sneaky tricks on the public over the years. I don't trust them. I also don't trust the Chinese government.

I don't trust large pharmaceutical companies or the mega-corporations. Their lust for money, power and influence is insatiable.

Should we give social media giants, who practically hold monopolies on the public form, the abilities to shut down conspiracy theories? I'll bet there are some true ones out there.

5 hours ago, lifelearningrn said:

This isn't a mutated common cold virus. This is an animal coronavirus that jumped species and became infectious from person to person.

It's not even close to the same thing.

Yeah, and somehow they were able to pinpoint exactly out of billions of Chinese that one ate a bat soup? *********. This is why you don't believe the MSM.

6 hours ago, Nurse SMS said:

The fact that you aren't a nurse but come in here to school those of us who are is interesting. I would love to read your scientific resources as to what is actually going on, if it isn't the coronavirus. Too many of us have seen and aided the ill to be able to entertain this oddly aggressive pollyanna approach that is sweeping the nation right now and I honestly do wonder where the logic is. Can you share your sources with us?

Majored in Microbiology before. Seems your colleague doesn't recall her studies much, yet screams "nonsense, nonsense, nonsense" like a madman. I have friends who are nurses across the US (one with a masters) who also say it is indeed fake. I shared some in response to Wuzzie, so feel free to take a look. I can bust out my Microbiology books that I still have saved if you want a gander.

6 hours ago, hherrn said:

"Even doctors say that the pandemic is fake"

Of course people judge your credibility when you are trying to make a point. When you pass somebody on the street yelling "the end of the world is coming", you don't start putting your affairs in order, as they lack credibility.

And, yes. You officially have no credibility. At least in this discussion. There may be some areas in which you are, in fact, credible. But, entertaining the notion that this pandemic is fake, pretty much defines you in this discussion.

Sweet, as if I care about credibility on an internet forum. Give me a break, just a forum to express ideas. Didn't know you guys took internet reputations so seriously. Guess 1 year of studying Microbiology went down the drain. Oh, the pandemic is fake. The panic is real, but the pandemic is fake. Since when did rhinoviruses become increasingly scary? And why did it magically become a problem this Spring? Coincidence? And Bill Gates already has a vaccine being developed underway? Hmm, that doesn't make much sense. And now he is a psychic?:

https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-warned-trump-pandemic-danger-before-took-office-2020-5

All the elites planned this out, Gates included. Getting billions in return from this. Buying off smaller companies that call bankruptcy, more economic control. Common practices seen before like with the federal reserve. WHO's director, Ghebreyesus, is close friends with Gates. Even refers to him as a brother. Or is it just a coincidence?

Specializes in Critical care, tele, Medical-Surgical.
24 minutes ago, Yokohama said:

Yeah, and somehow they were able to pinpoint exactly out of billions of Chinese that one ate a bat soup? *********. This is why you don't believe the MSM.

Who are "THEY"? I could only find one person in the media who said that.

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Fox News host Jesse Watters demanded a formal apology from China on Monday before pushing unproven rumors that the new coronavirus came from Chinese citizens “eating raw bats and snakes.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-host-jesse-watters-claims-chinese-people-eating-raw-bats-to-blame-for-coronavirus

Specializes in Hospice.
26 minutes ago, Yokohama said:

Majored in Microbiology before. Seems your colleague doesn't recall her studies much, yet screams "nonsense, nonsense, nonsense" like a madman. I have friends who are nurses across the US (one with a masters) who also say it is indeed fake. I shared some in response to Wuzzie, so feel free to take a look. I can bust out my Microbiology books that I still have saved if you want a gander.

And you still have failed to present any real evidence at all ... just unsupported assertions from anonymous “doctors” and “nurses”. (Still waiting to find out just who claimed that CV19 is a mutated common cold!)

Seems to me that this alleged degree in Microbiology should have included some basic training in the scientific process and what constitutes reliable evidence. Maybe Bill Gates and George Soros conspired to bribe your school into giving you a bogus degree! Yeah ... that must be it!

‘Bye, Felicia ...

Just now, herring_RN said:

Who are "THEY"? I could only find one person in the media who said that.

Feels like I'm repeating myself. MSM. Whatever their story was, it revolves around bats. TIME, CNN, USAToday, etc. So zoonotic virus? Yeah, that's funny.

5 minutes ago, heron said:

And you still have failed to present any real evidence at all ... just unsupported assertions from anonymous “doctors” and “nurses”. (Still waiting to find out just who claimed that CV19 is a mutated common cold!)

Seems to me that this alleged degree in Microbiology should have included some basic training in the scientific process and what constitutes reliable evidence. Maybe Bill Gates and George Soros conspired to bribe your school into giving you a bogus degree! Yeah ... that must be it!

‘Bye, Felicia ...

Cool. Glad the mainstream has a successful sheep. Just because you have a nursing degree doesn't make you as credible as you aim yourself to be. But see you.

Specializes in Hospice.
10 minutes ago, Yokohama said:

Feels like I'm repeating myself. MSM. Whatever their story was, it revolves around bats. TIME, CNN, USAToday, etc. So zoonotic virus? Yeah, that's funny.

Cool. Glad the mainstream has a successful sheep. Just because you have a nursing degree doesn't make you as credible as you aim yourself to be. But see you.

Still no actual names or checkable sources. QED

OMG! You’re using the Bakersfield Duo as a credible source? The numbers those guys used have been debunked over and over by credible epidemiologists (you know the ones who do it for a living). Not only that but you do realize that they own and work in a string of urgent cares. What urgent care doctor signs death certificates.?!! Yet they claim they are being forced to do it. Utter BS. And this is your evidence?
A handful of physicians across the US, who are not in hard-hit areas seem to think that their experience is translatable to the entire country and that just isn’t so. Is the experience in NYC staged? We have a few nurses here who have worked in it. Are they just shills for Bill Gates and Big Pharma? Speaking of, your language at the end of one of your posts just screams Judy Mikovits. Are you a Plandemican?

2 hours ago, Yokohama said:

Feels like I'm repeating myself. MSM. Whatever their story was, it revolves around bats. TIME, CNN, USAToday, etc. So zoonotic virus? Yeah, that's funny.

Cool. Glad the mainstream has a successful sheep. Just because you have a nursing degree doesn't make you as credible as you aim yourself to be. But see you.

You have a tough road here. This group is, for the most part educated, and many have first hand experience dealing with Covid 19. So,not super amenable to your argument. While your perseverance is admirable, you just won't get a lot of traction here after alluding to Covid as a hoax.

It's not you. You are presenting the case as well as it can be presented. It is a weak argument, with no support, and there is only so much you can do, despite your sincere efforts. It is just that people with education and experience aren't going to buy it.

The good news, is that there are folks out there who will buy it. There is plenty of cross over with anti vaxxers, flat earth folks, and all kinds of conspiracy theorists. You would probably get a lot of support in those groups. Maybe facebook?

But, if you spout unsupported nonsense here, chances are you are going to get called out. It just isn't a great platform for drivel. Best of luck. At some point, your perseverance and conviction in your beliefs may pay off.

@Wuzzie I bet it is so bad in NYC that even the nurses who are hit hard get to post tik toks of them dancing? Right... I've got friends living there and they don't know anyone who has had it, despite it being referred as the hotspot. Same with friends in Italy and Sweden. Don't hear anything from Sweden, and nothing from Portugal. Hmm.

All about the money unfortunately. Again: Do you really think that the WHO, CDC, and government really care about us? There's a reason alternative viewpoints are deleted by social media (all mainly left leaning), they don't want people to learn the truth. Their private website, so they can do whatever they want. Either way, there's a huge political division on this topic and in the world regarding this. I don't trust the fake news about any of this. And I'd be willing to say the numbers are made up or inflated from deaths that don't even correlate to coronavirus. I've kept track of my home country and there is no way in hell the numbers are as big as news or other sites say it is unless we magically got tourists all of a sudden. Family who works in hospitals there also say it is a lie as well. It does not make sense how that many "deaths" or "cases" go up in such a short span. It's set up. It's hilarious seeing people believe in it as being something horrifying. It's overblown and silencing of opinions on social media makes it much more fishy. Sweden seems to be the only one smart with this and none of my family members who live there or their acquaintances got sick. Makes you really think. I could mention my neighbors who recommended me this site on here who are both RNs (don't want them to get any negative attention here) yet they said the same thing while working at a hospital with many of the so-called "cases" labeling it a nonsense.

I mentioned how it is a coincidence, yet it gets overturned and people only seem to care about a specific phrase from the sentence that doesn't really relate to the topic. It seems nobody can take a countering opinion nowadays, let alone on an online forum. I was waiting for a person who actually seemed to have a good argument instead of yelling "nonsense" over and over again while being emotional, and the only person was Wuzzie who asked me for sources. The rest seem to be a bit butthurt to see someone else have a different opinion and automatically loses credibility, like I care on the internet. But a degree obviously makes you smarter, such as seen with Fauci. Internet superiority complex perhaps? How come instead of me always posting links, someone else post their un-bias non-fake news sources instead of going off of WHO, CDC, and MSM?

Since there is an apparent herd mentality here, I'll leave it at that, plus it's not healthy to argue a lot online. I do not want to further disrupt the flow of lemmings. I already seem to have triggered a lot of you.

1 hour ago, Yokohama said:

I bet it is so bad in NYC that even the nurses who are hit hard get to post tik toks of them dancing? Right... I've got friends living there and they don't know anyone who has had it, despite it being referred as the hotspot. Same with friends in Italy and Sweden. Don't hear anything from Sweden, and nothing from Portugal. Hmm

Well, you really nailed it. No pulling the wool over your eyes.

If MSM could fake the moon landing, and Kennedy assassination, they could easily do this fake pandemic.

Sorry I doubted you.

I feel silly now.

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