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Did COVID-19 booster cause surge in deaths in Canada?!

Did COVID-19 boosters cause a surge in deaths in Canada?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : COVID-19 booster caused surge in deaths in Canada!

People are sharing a Slay News article (archive) which claimed that the Canadian government was “forced to admit” that deaths surged in people who received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine booster dose!

Here is an excerpt of that article. Please skip to the next section for the facts!

Canadian Government Admits Deaths Surged Among Covid-Boosted Citizens

The Canadian government has been forced to admit that death rates surged among citizens who received Covid mRNA “booster” shots.

The damning admission was revealed in previously hidden data that lawmakers compelled that nation’s top federal health agency to hand over.

A parliamentary inquiry ordered the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to unseal and surrender data for the country’s death rates during the pandemic.

The data revealed that the individuals who received the so-called “boosters” died at far higher rates than unvaccinated individuals during the same period.

On page 2 of the PHAC response, the health agency admits:

“Across all weeks in the time period of interest, the number of deaths were highest among those with a primary series and 1 additional dose.”

The report lists the number of deaths experienced during various months of 2022.

The data reveals that more of the vaccinated died than the unvaccinated.

Additionally, the data shows that death rates increased in each group that received more shots.

According to the report, the more Covid shots a person received, the more likely they were to die.

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Truth : COVID-19 booster did not cause surge in deaths in Canada!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news posted by Slay News, and here are the reasons why…

Canadian gov did not admit COVID-19 booster caused surge in death rates

Let me start by pointing out that the Canadian government and/or Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) did not admit that the COVID-19 booster dose caused a surge in death rates.

If you read the official PHAC response to MP Cathay Wagantall’s questions, you will see that PHAC specifically pointed out that unvaccinated Canadians were 8x more likely to die than boosted Canadians.

Those unvaccinated were 8 times more likely to die than those with a completed primary vaccine series and 1 or more additional doses.

Data for that time period is not comparable

I should also point out that the time period in question – June 10 to August 28, 2022, is not directly comparable, because there was a change of definitions and vaccination statuses. That change also resulted in gaps of data from June 28 to July 4, and July 19 to July 24.

To make it easier to visualise, I summarised the data (which again, isn’t directly comparable) in this table:

Vaccination Status	Crude weekly deaths (average)
Vaccination Status	June 13 – July 27	July 4 – July 18	July 25 – August 29
Unvaccinated	23.3	13	28.7
Not yet protected	1	–	–
Partially vaccinated	8.3	–	–
Fully vaccinated	73.3	23.5	7
1 additional dose	144	63	109.3
2 additional doses	–	20	46.3

As you can see, PHAC transitioned through two different sets of definitions during that time period.

50% of Canadians had 1 booster dose at that time

Much has been made of this PHAC reply – “Across all weeks in the time period of interest, the number of deaths were highest among those with a primary series and 1 additional dose.”

However, PHAC immediately cautioned against jumping to conclusions, because the crude weekly death numbers do not account for the number of people in each vaccination category.

In fact, people who received 1 additional (booster) dose of the vaccine represented HALF (50%) of the population. So it would not be surprising to see this category show the highest crude death rate.

PHAC also pointed out that even though the “crude number of deaths” was highest in the group with 1 additional dose of the vaccine, the “rate of death” (mortality rate) was “low” compared to the unvaccinated group!

[A]lthough the crude number of deaths are highest among this group, the rate of deaths among those with a primary series and 1 additional dose are low in comparison to those who are unvaccinated.

Finally, PHAC pointed out that the “unvaccinated were 8 times more likely to die” than vaccinated Canadians who received a booster dose.

Booster dose prioritised for people with severe disease

PHAC also pointed out that both testing and the vaccines were prioritised for people who were at risk of getting severe COVID-19 disease – the elderly, people with pre-existing medical conditions, immunocompromised patients, etc.

Not only are these people more likely to die, they are also more likely to suffer more severe consequences of any COVID-19 infection. So there is a risk of data bias, leading people to conclude that their vaccinations were leading to their deaths.

Imagine if data showed that the same group of vaccinated people with 1 booster dose had the highest rate of deaths from car accidents, or pregnancies, does that mean that the COVID-19 vaccines are causing car accidents, or getting them pregnant?

In fact, PHAC specifically pointed out that vaccinated people are less likely to get sick or die, compared to unvaccinated people!

[D]espite their higher case counts, vaccinated people are less likely to get very sick or die than those unvaccinated for COVID–19.“

Unvaccinated more likely to die than vaccinated people

PHAC’s assertion that unvaccinated people are more likely to get sick or die is backed by actual data.

Public Health Ontario, for example, provided public data (PDF) which clearly show that unvaccinated people are far more likely to be hospitalised, or die, from COVID-19.

Unlike the crude mortality numbers shared in the reply to MP Cathay Wagantall, these two charts show the rate of hospitalisation (above) and death (below) per 100,000 person-days.

These two charts also clearly show that the COVID-19 vaccines are not only safe, they are effective at preventing death and hospitalisation from COVID-19 infections.

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Did Japan find abortion drugs in Bill Gates mRNA vaccines?!

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Did Japan find abortion drugs in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines created or owned by Bill Gates?! Take a look at the shocking claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Japan found abortion drugs in Bill Gates mRNA vaccines!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice, which claimed or suggested that Japan just warned Bill Gates about abortion drugs it found in his mRNA COVID-19 vaccines!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Japan Warns Bill Gates His “Days Are Numbered” After Abortion Drugs Found in Vaccines

Japan has sent a clear message to Bill Gates—his time is running out. With the government’s Covid Task Force swiftly uncovering his crimes, the walls are closing in on the globalist kingpin.

Japanese scientists are now taking a stand, urging international prosecutors to bring a case of crimes against humanity against Gates. Among them, world-renowned experts like Dr. Fukushima are raising the alarm, revealing shocking discoveries that some vaccines contain abortion drugs designed for depopulation.

Leading Japanese oncologist Dr. Masanori Fukushima has made a bold statement, calling for the immediate removal of COVID-19 mRNA injections from the market. He describes these vaccines as “the work of evil,” equating their impact to “essentially murder.”

Dr. Fukushima is shining a light on the truth: the global elite are evil, and figures like Bill Gates, Anthony Fauci, and the Big Pharma executives who pushed this disastrous nanotechnology are nothing short of mass murderers.

Covid-19 mRNA vaccines were designed as “abortion drugs” to quietly and deceitfully sterilize vast swathes of the human race.

But don’t just take my word for it. That’s according to a Gates Foundation insider who has admitted that the Gates’s vaccine trials in Africa and India, in which thousands of children were sterilized, were trial runs for the mRNA vaccine roll-out in the Western world.

Doctors in Kenya accused UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of playing God and sterilizing millions of women in Africa via the tetanus vaccine program. And they backed up their accusations with proof.

Dr. Stephen K. Karanja, former chairman of the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association, became suspicious of the program when he learned that involuntary sterilization programs posing as tetanus programs had occurred in other parts of the world.

Dr. Karanja asked himself the question that everybody in the world should be asking themselves in the wake of the Covid-19 vaccine push. “If they have slipped abortion drugs into vaccines before, why should I believe them when they say they aren’t doing it now?”

At the time, Karanja convinced one of the largest health care providers in Kenya to test the tetanus vaccine being given, to make sure there was no foul play involved. But guess what?

This supposed tetanus vaccine perfectly matched an anti-fertility vaccine the WHO had announced in 1993. The paper trail reveals that by 1976, WHO researchers had successfully conjugated, meaning combined or attached, human chorionic gonadotropin (or hCG) onto tetanus toxoid, used in the tetanus vaccine.

As a result, when given to a woman, she develops antibodies against both tetanus and hCG.

hCG is a hormone that is produced as soon as the sperm enters the egg and the embryo begins to form. In response to this signal, the woman’s ovaries then produce progesterone, which maintains the pregnancy to term.

The conjugated vaccine effectively ends and prevents pregnancy as her own immune system will immediately attack and destroy the hCG as soon as it forms.

In other words, every woman who was injected with Gates’ and the WHO’s tetanus vaccine was unable to ever bear children.

Gates wasn’t joking when he said that if we do a “good job with vaccines and healthcare, we can reduce the world’s population.”

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Truth : Japan did not find abortion drugs in Bill Gates mRNA vaccines!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

Japan did not find abortion drugs in any mRNA vaccine!

Let me start by simply pointing out that Japanese scientists did not find abortion drugs in any mRNA vaccine.

If that actually occurred, it would have been widely reported by reputable media outlets, and triggered investigations by health authorities. It would also have sparked outrage by people and religious groups all over the world. None of that happened, of course, because it was all made up!

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claim. In fact, its article referred to Dr. Masanori Fukushima, but did not actually say that Dr. Fukushima found abortion drugs in mRNA vaccines!

Bill Gates did not create or own any mRNA vaccine

I should also point out that Bill Gates did not create or own any mRNA vaccine. The two mRNA vaccine used to prevent COVID-19 were created by BioNTech, and Moderna, respectively. Neither companies are owned by Bill Gates.

Even if something bad is discovered about the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, it would have nothing to do with Bill Gates. So it is really silly to keep using his name in conjunction with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

Tetanus vaccine is different from mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Instead of providing us evidence that Japanese scientists (reputable or otherwise) actually found abortion drugs in mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, the The People’s Voice article pivoted to an old false claim (dating back to 2014!) about the tetanus vaccine being used to sterilise women in Kenya.

To be clear – the tetanus vaccine is as different from the COVID-19 vaccines as a motorcycle is from a car. Both are motorised vehicles with wheels, but they are different kinds of vehicles. So why would anyone pitched old false claims about the tetanus vaccines to suggest they have anything to do with COVID-19 vaccines???

No abortion drugs were found in tetanus vaccine

I should also point out that no abortion drugs were found in the 2014 tetanus vaccine scare in Kenya.

At that time, the Kenya Catholic Doctors Association claimed that they tested samples of the tetanus vaccine used in Kenya, and found them to be laced with b-HCG (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin).

However, UNICEF pointed out that there were no laboratory in Kenya capable of testing the samples for hCG.

The tests were done in hospital laboratories in Kenya. … The laboratories tested the samples for hCG using analyzers used for testing human samples like blood and urine for pregnancy. There is no laboratory in Kenya with the capacity to test non-human samples like vaccine for hCG.

In fact, when the vaccines were tested in laboratories using proper tests, the results clearly showed that the tetanus vaccines do not contain hCG:

When the vaccines were tested in laboratories which used properly validated test systems, the results clearly showed that the vaccines did not contain hCG. The low levels of hCG-like activity seen in some samples were the result of false positive reactions. In fact, in a laboratory in Hungary, it was shown that the sterile water supply from the local hospital gave a higher false positive level of hCG than did the TT vaccine.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

Founded as Your News Wire in 2014, it was rebranded as NewsPunch in November 2018, before becoming The People’s Voice. A 2017 BuzzFeed report identified NewsPunch as the second-largest source of popular fake news on Facebook that year.

Its articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should think twice about sharing anything from NewsPunch / The People’s Voice. Here are some of its fake stories that I fact checked earlier:

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Did Univision expose Kamala Harris using a teleprompter?!

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Did Univision accidentally expose Kamala Harris using a teleprompter at its town hall?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Univision exposed Kamala Harris using a teleprompter!

Right after Univision hosted a town hall for Kamala Harris on Thursday, 10 October 2024, some people claimed or suggested that the Vice President was caught using a teleprompter!

Rudy W. Giuliani : 🚨 CAUGHT RED-HANDED 🚨

WATCH: Univision accidentally shows the teleprompter Kamala Harris is reading from, word-for-word, during her “town hall” on the network.

Juanita Broaddrick : How in the hell do you use a teleprompter at a Town Hall? A Town Hall is suppose to be Impromptu. Kamala is the biggest Fraud to ever run for office. It’s absolutely laughable.

The Gateway Pundit : Watch Univision Panic When They Realize They Showed Kamala Harris’s Teleprompter Live On Air During Town Hall

Chuck Callesto : BREAKING REPORT: Univision inadvertently reveals Harris using a teleprompter during her town hall..

Prompter cut after they realized it was being broadcast live.. DOES SHE HAVE ANY INDEPENDENT THOUGHT?

Benny Johnson : 🚨 BREAKING: Univision accidentally broadcast proof that Kamala used a teleprompter at her town hall

Watch them panic when they realized they were showing the prompter live on-air

Sean Davis : Yes, that is a teleprompter Kamala Harris is looking into during her totally unscripted Univision infomercial.

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Truth : Univision did not show Kamala Harris using a teleprompter!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…

Kamala Harris did not use a teleprompter

First, let me just point out that Kamala Harris did not use a teleprompter during her Univision town hall.

The teleprompter seen in the video was used by the Univision moderator, Enrique Acevedo, and it displayed his introduction (in Spanish), as confirmed by Enrique Acevedo himself:

The prompter displayed my introduction (in Spanish) and then it switched to a timer. Any claim to the contrary is simply untrue.

Some sharp-eyed commentators have pointed out that in the HD version of the video, part of the teleprompter text can be seen – “Y ahora vamos con…”

The teleprompter was later switched to a timer, which you can see at around 16:26 of the full Univsion Town Hall livestream video. It then displayed the moderator’s outro text at the end.

The Univision town hall producer, Daniel Cornell, also confirmed that the teleprompter only displayed text in Spanish for its moderator, Enrique Acevedo:

That’s not true. The teleprompter that displays a text written in Spanish was a support element for the town hall moderator. I can tell you this with first-hand knowledge because I was in charge of the television program.

This is the same setup that will be used next week when Univision holds a similar town hall for Donald Trump.

Ultimately, this is yet another attempt by MAGA Trump supporters to create controversy where none exists, because they have nothing better to take down Kamala Harris’ campaign.

This is just political fake news

Ultimately, this is yet another example of political fake news surrounding the upcoming 2024 US Presidential election. Here are some other examples I fact checked recently:

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws close, you can expect more of such fake news to appear, so be wary and skeptical!

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Elon Musk Crypto Giveaway Scam: What You Need to Know!

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Please watch out for the Elon Musk crypto giveaway scam, and warn your family and friends!

Elon Musk Crypto Giveaway : What Is It?

People are sharing a video which purportedly shows Elon Musk telling people to go to the ElonFirst website, which claims to be giving away 20 million dollars worth of bitcoins (BTC) and ether (ETH) cryptocurrencies!

And now breaking news. Take out your phones and go to elonfirst.com right now. You will be thanking me forever for this.

If you go to the ElonFirst website, you will see it claim that Elon Musk is the “founder of this event and one of the main sponsors” of the $20,000,000 crypto giveaway.

Elon Musk ’s Crypto Giveaway

X Payments. Coming early 2025.

Why would we pay millions to advertising agencies
instead of giving them to you?
You will forward this to everyone.
A billboard would get us one pair of eyes only..

Elon Musk : The founder of this event and one of the main sponsors of the event

$20,000,000 : Allocated for the giveaway

60 BTC / 300 ETH : Max amount that we can get on your crypto wallet after participating in this event

Terms of participation : Important: you can only participate in this Giveaway 1 time!

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You can visit the website, but do not follow the instructions there, because it’s a scam!

Recommended : Donald Trump Crypto Giveaway Scam Alert!

Why Elon Musk Crypto Giveaway Is A Scam!

Here are the reasons why the Elon Musk crypto giveaway is a just another scam to cheat you of your hard-earned money!

Elon Musk is not giving away free crypto!

First, let me just point out that Elon Musk is not giving away any Bitcoin or Ether. He is a businessman who loves making money, not give it away.

Even his philanthropy appears to be largely self-serving, making him eligible for enormous tax breaks, and helping his businesses. That’s why he’s a billionaire.

There is also no reason why X (formerly Twitter) would ever give away over $2,000,000 worth of BTC and ETH cryptocurrency, when it is in financial trouble with negative cash flow, and has already lost about 80% of its value!

Elon Musk video was digitally-altered

The video of Elon Musk asking you to go to ElonFirst.com appears to be digitally-altered, using AI software to change the movement of Elon Musk’s mouth to match the fake voice-over.

If you watch the original video from the 2024 Annual Tesla Shareholder Meeting, you can see that Elon Musk never asked anyone to go to ElonFirst.com.

ElonFirst.com is a fake / scam websites

The ElonFirst.com website is a fake or scam website, pretending to be owned by Elon Musk. The website domain name is brand new, and was only registered on 9 October 2024.

The domain name also does not belong to Elon Musk, X or Tesla. In fact, its ownership appears to be hidden – a common practice for scam websites.

All we can tell is that the domain was registered in Stockholm, Sweden, and the server it uses appears to be hosted in Russia.

ElonFirst.com

Registered on : 2024-10-09
Expires on : 2025-10-09
Name Servers : ns5.myarena.ru, ns6.myarena.ru

Organization : Redacted for privacy
State : Stockholm
Country : SE (Sweden)

Just like an earlier cryptocurrency scam involving Elon Musk, it is likely the scammers will keep switching the same scam website to different domains every time they get exposed.

This is a double-up crypto scam!

Just like the earlier Elon Musk BTC + ETH scam, this is a similar double-up crypto scam that relies on your greed to cheat you of your cryptocurrency.

Instead of giving you the cryptocurrency you prefer like a real giveaway would, it asks you to send your own BTC or ETH to receive double the amount in return!

In order to receive BTC from our giveaway – you have to send BTC & we will send back to you double the amount, instantly! This is to avoid bad actors exploiting our giveaway.

That’s utter nonsense. Whatever cryptocurrency you send to those addresses will be lost for good. You will never get it back, never mind get double the amount!

To further tempt you into giving even more bitcoin or ether, the scammers offer special bonuses for large transactions:

Send 0.1+ BTC get 0.2+ BTC back

Send 0.5+ BTC get 1+ BTC back

Send 1+ BTC get 2+ BTC back

Send 5+ BTC get 11.25+ BTC back +25% Bonus

Send 10+ BTC get 25+ BTC back +50% Bonus

Send 20 BTC get 60 BTC back +100% Bonus

All that is bullshit. They are just preying on your greed to trick you into giving them more cryptocurrency.

Please do NOT send any bitcoin or ether to those addresses. It is a SCAM!

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Why video of terrifying tornado in Tennessee today is fake!

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A video of a terrifying tornado in Tennessee today has gone viral! Take a look at the viral video, and find out why it’s fake!

Video Gone Viral : Tornado In Tennessee Today!

People are sharing a 3-minute long video on WhatsApp and X (formerly Twitter), which purportedly shows a terrifying tornado that hit Tennessee today!

This video went viral after Hurricane Helene hit the southern part of Tennessee causing significant flooding and destruction.

And why would it not? It has incredible images of hurricanes and tornadoes, accompanied by loud screams of people purportedly experiencing the tornado in Tennessee.

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Why video of terrifying tornado in Tennessee today is fake!

This is yet another example of fake videos circulating on WhatsApp and X (formerly Twitter), and here are the reasons why…

Tennessee was struck by Hurricane Helene

Let me start by pointing out that Tennessee was not hit by a tornado in September or October 2024, when the video went viral. The southern part of Tennessee was struck by Hurricane Helene on 27 September 2024.

Tornadoes and hurricanes both have extremely strong horizontal winds that swirl around a centre. But they are different weather phenomena.

The most obvious difference according to NASA is this – hurricanes are about a thousand times larger than tornadoes. Tornadoes are rarely more than a few hundred feet across when they touch the ground, while hurricanes are anywhere from 60 to over a thousand miles across.

In addition, hurricanes form over warm waters of tropical oceans, and can persist for days or weeks, while travelling thousands of miles. Tornadoes, on the other hand, form on land, and typically only lasts a few minutes and rarely travel more than 10-20 miles.

The video clips were digitally manipulated

Whoever created the viral video of tornadoes in Tennessee digitally edited the different video clips, flipping some of them horizontally – presumably to make it harder for people to run a reverse image search, and check the veracity of the video.

The fake video creator also sped up many of the video clips, and added voices of people screaming, to make it more terrifying. You can even hear gunshots at one point!

The video clips are old or fake

The awesome WebQoof fact checking team at The Quint did a great job tracing the origin of the many video clips. Here are what they found (and some of what I found).

This video was originally posted by a TikTok video creator (@rtsarovvideo) on 18 April 2024, so it obviously has nothing to do with Hurricane Helene, which only hit Tennessee on 28 September 2024.

@rtsarovvideo appears to be posting digitally-created tornado videos. A closer inspection of the video suggests that this particular video was created using an AI video generator.

The fake news creator flipped the original TikTok video horizontally, possibly to make it more difficult for fact checkers to locate the original video.

The same TikTok video creator appears to have also created this video. He/she likely added the tornado digitally to the original video, because the people on the beach don’t appear to be worried, or running for shelter.

This video is also likely to be digitally-created, although neither the WebQoof team nor I could trace its origin. However, it was posted early as 14 October 2023, so it obviously has nothing to do with Hurricane Helene.

In addition, the video shows a waterspout – not a tornado or a hurricane. And the location of this video has been attributed to the North Sea, Canada, Jamaica, and even Dubai!

This video of a dog on the road appears to be posted on TikTok on 12 July 2023 – more than a year ago. Obviously, this video has nothing to do with Hurricane Helene in September 2024!

This video shows a tornado demolishing a building in Lincoln, Nebraska on 26 April 2024. Obviously, this video has nothing to do with Tennessee, or Hurricane Helene.

This video of a cow running during a storm is also old, and was originally posted by CBS News on 27 April 2023. Again, the fake video creator flipped this video horizontally.

The video also had nothing to do with a tornado or hurricane in Tennessee – it was a hailstorm in North Texas.

This is also an old video. It shows a tornado in Andover, Kansas, and was posted on 29 April 2022 – more than 2.5 years ago.

This video was originally posted by Reuters in May 2024, and shows a doorbell camera capturing tornado winds knocking down trees in Michigan. Not only is Michigan over a thousand kilometres from Tennessee, it happened months earlier.

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Did PHAC confirm higher mortality in boosted Canadians?!

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Did Public Health Agency of Canada just confirm that boosted people have higher mortality (death rates) compared to the unvaccinated?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : PHAC confirms higher mortality in boosted Canadians!

People are sharing a Rebel News article (archive) which claimed that Public Health Agency of Canada just confirmed that boosted Canadians have higher mortality (death rates) compared to the unvaccinated!

Here is an excerpt of that article. Please skip to the next section for the facts!

Public Health Agency confirms higher death rates among boosted Canadians compared to the unvaccinated

While many of her inquiries went unanswered, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) acknowledged that booster recipients have higher death rates before cautioning against misinterpreting the data due to increased vaccination rates. PHAC outlined the following reporting categories:

Between June 13-27, 2022, the average number of weekly deaths reported was 23.3 among unvaccinated cases, 1 among those not yet protected cases, 8.3 among partially vaccinated cases, 73.3 among fully vaccinated cases, and 144 among fully vaccinated cases with an additional dose.
Between July 4-18, 2022, the average number of weekly deaths reported was 13 among unvaccinated cases, 23.5 among fully vaccinated cases, 63 among fully vaccinated cases with one additional dose, and 20 among fully vaccinated with two or more additional doses.
Between July 25 – August 29, 2022, the average number of weekly deaths reported was 28.7 among unvaccinated cases, 7 among cases with primary series completed, 109.3 among cases with primary series completed and one additional dose, 46.3 among cases with primary series completed and two or more additional doses.

This indicates a three- to five-fold increase in death rates among those with two or more vaccine doses compared to the unvaccinated across all data groups.

PHAC goes on to confirm that “Across all weeks in the time period of interest, the number of deaths were highest among those with a primary series and 1 additional dose.”

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Truth : PHAC did not confirm higher mortality in boosted Canadians!

Let’s take a look at what the PHAC actually said, and show you why this is really just misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines:

PHAC did not confirm higher mortality in boosted Canadians

Let me start by pointing out that the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) did not confirm that boosted Canadians have a higher mortality (death rate) than unvaccinated Canadians.

Those unvaccinated were 8 times more likely to die than those with a completed primary vaccine series and 1 or more additional doses.

Data for that time period is not comparable

To make it easier to visualise, I summarised the data (which again, isn’t directly comparable) in this table:

Vaccination Status	Crude weekly deaths (average)
Vaccination Status	June 13 – July 27	July 4 – July 18	July 25 – August 29
Unvaccinated	23.3	13	28.7
Not yet protected	1	–	–
Partially vaccinated	8.3	–	–
Fully vaccinated	73.3	23.5	7
1 additional dose	144	63	109.3
2 additional doses	–	20	46.3

As you can see, PHAC transitioned through two different sets of definitions during that time period.

50% of Canadians had 1 booster dose at that time

Much has been made of this PHAC reply – “Across all weeks in the time period of interest, the number of deaths were highest among those with a primary series and 1 additional dose.”

However, PHAC immediately cautioned against jumping to conclusions, because the crude weekly death numbers do not account for the number of people in each vaccination category.

[A]lthough the crude number of deaths are highest among this group, the rate of deaths among those with a primary series and 1 additional dose are low in comparison to those who are unvaccinated.

Finally, PHAC pointed out that the “unvaccinated were 8 times more likely to die” than vaccinated Canadians who received a booster dose.

Booster dose prioritised for people with severe disease

In fact, PHAC specifically pointed out that vaccinated people are less likely to get sick or die, compared to unvaccinated people!

[D]espite their higher case counts, vaccinated people are less likely to get very sick or die than those unvaccinated for COVID–19.“

Unvaccinated more likely to die than vaccinated people

PHAC’s assertion that unvaccinated people are more likely to get sick or die is backed by actual data.

Public Health Ontario, for example, provided public data (PDF) which clearly show that unvaccinated people are far more likely to be hospitalised, or die, from COVID-19.

Unlike the crude mortality numbers shared in the reply to MP Cathay Wagantall, these two charts show the rate of hospitalisation (above) and death (below) per 100,000 person-days.

These two charts also clearly show that the COVID-19 vaccines are not only safe, they are effective at preventing death and hospitalisation from COVID-19 infections.

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Will COVID-vaccinated people soon bleed from every orifice?!

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Will COVID-vaccinated people soon bleed from every orifice?! Take a look at the shocking claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : COVID-vaccinated people will soon bleed from every orifice!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed or suggested that COVID-vaccinated people will soon bleed from every orifice!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Pfizer Insider Reveals Vaccinated People Will Soon Start Bleeding From Every Orifice

Covid vaccinated individuals contain dormant nanopathogens in their bodies that can be activated by an 18 gigahertz signal on the 5G network, according to a Pfizer insider who reveals that once triggered, these pathogens can cause catastrophic health effects, ranging from sudden heart and brain explosions to uncontrollable bleeding from every orifice.

It may sound extreme, but according to the Pfizer insider, the elite have already begun activating these dormant pathogens. As people worldwide begin experiencing alarming symptoms this week — such as bleeding from the eyes and sudden heart explosions — the horrifying results are unfolding before our eyes.

Military attorney Todd Callender, an authority in international law and morbidity mortality law, has been on the front lines of legal battles ever since the elite forced the COVID mRNA vaccines on humanity. Callender has been filing lawsuits and sounding the alarm on what he describes as a deeply entrenched agenda.

Callender has revealed a disturbing claim: within the lipid nanoparticles of COVID mRNA vaccines are dormant pathogens including E. coli, Marburg, and Ebola. According to his findings, these pathogens can be activated by specific frequencies, pulsed through the 5G network, which just happened to be rolled out at the same time as the vaccines. As Callender explains, the pulsed frequencies unleash the pathogens in a highly controlled manner.

According to a Pfizer whistleblower, Todd Callender’s legal efforts are over the target, sending shockwaves through Big Pharma. The whistleblower claims that the elite have already started unleashing the Marburg pandemic that Callender had warned about — with devastating consequences.

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Truth : COVID-vaccinated people will not bleed from every orifice!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

COVID-vaccinated people will not bleed from every orifice

Let me start by simply pointing out that people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 will not bleed from any orifice, and neither will their brains or hearts explode. This is just a silly, made-up claim.

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claim.

COVID-19 vaccines do not contain dormant pathogens

I should also point out that COVID-19 vaccines do not contain dormant pathogens, that can be activated at a later date.

Some COVID-19 vaccines use a live virus to deliver instructions for your body to produce the COVID-19 spike protein, while inactivated virus vaccines use the killed COVID-19 virus to trigger your body’s immune system.

mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines, on the other hand, only contain mRNA instructions wrapped in lipid nanoparticles, and do not contain any virus or bacteria – dead or alive. The same goes for protein-based vaccines.

Needless to say, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine contains dormant pathogens that can be activated later.

There is no evidence of any Pfizer insider

While The People’s Voice article mentions a Pfizer insider, it never actually identified the person or his/her position, much less offered any evidence he/she exists or is actually someone working at Pfizer.

Was it a Pfizer scientist working on mRNA vaccines or dangerous pathogens, or a janitor at a Pfizer facility who has read one too many conspiracy theories? Or could it simply be fake news?

5G signals cannot activate pathogens

5G signals are radio waves, similar to those used for mobile telecommunications for decades. They cannot be used to trigger dormant pathogens to “reactivate” and cause your brains or hearts to explode.

And even if it’s possible to create vaccines that contain dormant pathogens that can be triggered by 5G signals, why go to all that trouble? There are far easier (and cheaper!) ways to kill people.

5G currently does not support 18 GHz frequency

It is also currently impossible for anyone to send 5G signals on the 18 GHz frequency to trigger anything, because that frequency is not currently used by 5G networks and devices!

Currently, the only additional radio band used by 5G is the Frequency Range 2 (FR2) of 24 GHz to 52 GHz.

A third band – Frequency Range 3 (FR3), which will cover frequencies from 7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz has been proposed by the World Radio Conference, but it has not yet been added to the official standard.

Even after FR3 is added to the official 5G standard, it will be many years before it’s added to new 5G devices and implemented on 5G networks.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

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Did US Marines shoot FEMA + FBI agents in North Carolina?!

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Did US Marines really shoot and kill FEMA and FBI agents in North Carolina?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : US Marines shot FEMA + FBI agents in North Carolina!

Real Raw News is claiming (archive | archive | archive) that US Marines have shot and killed FEMA + FBI agents in North Carolina:

Full story shortly. White Hats and Red Hats have temporarily joined forces to fight FEMA/FBI agents in Chimney Rock, NC.

We have spoken to a Marine sniper who reportedly now has 5 confirmed FEMA kills in North Carolina. He has told us “it’s the fight of our lives”

White Hats/Red Hats late last night engaged FEMA personel at the Greenville, SC, airport, where they saw FEMA escorting blindfolded children onto a twin turboprop plane. More soon.

These claims are also based on its article (archive) which claimed that US Marines and Special Forces ambushed and killed FEMA and FBI agents in Ashville and Chimney Rock in North Carolina!

As usual, the article is (intentionally?) rambling and confusing, so here is an excerpt. Please feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

White Hats and Red Hats Unite to Fight FEMA/FBI in North Carolina

Thursday evening, US Marines arrived by choppers and ground vehicles in Asheville and Chimney Rock, where, as their helos hovered above clouds of green smoke—the internationally recognized symbol for a safe landing zone—Red Hats had just hosed down a throng of FEMA agents.

At the same time, US Special Forces out of Camp Liberty ambushed FEMA personnel who had blockaded Asheville Regional Airport, destroying 15 FEMA vehicles and killing 23 agents equipped with everything from sidearms to rifles to squad automatic weapons. Four valiant Special Forces died to gunfire, our source said.

As of this writing, White Hats and Red Hats have sent reinforcements, and so has the federal government. Our source said both White Hats and Red Hats will remain in North Carolina until every corrupt federal agent has been driven out—or killed. The battle rages on.

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Truth : US Marines did not shoot FEMA + FBI agents in North Carolina!

The truth is – this is just another fake story created by Real Raw News, and here are the reasons why…

US Marines did not shoot FEMA and FBI agents

This may seem silly, but let me just point out that US Marines did not shoot and kill FEMA or FBI agents.

If that actually happened, such a shocking event would have been reported widely all over the world. It would also have sparked great outrage on social media, and a military response.

Yet, there is not a single report by any reputable media outlet, never mind wall-to-wall coverage. No surge of troops into North Carolina to quell the violence. Not even outrage on social media. That’s because it was all made up!

That said – it is possible that some people may actually believe that FEMA is trying to take over their property, and such fake news may result in violence against FEMA agents trying to help people.

US military cannot deploy within the US

It is really silly for anyone to claim that US Marines and/or Special Forces were sent to shoot at agents from another government agency.

The Posse Comitatus Act prevents federal military personnel from being deployed within the United States, except when expressly authorised by the Constitution, or an Act of Congress.

Generally, only the President of the United States can order the deployment of US federal military personnel and federalised National Guard troops within the United States using the Insurrection Act of 1807.

If a rogue Marine unit is indeed shooting and killing FEMA and/or FBI agents, then President Joe Biden might order US military units in North Carolina to take them out. But US military leaders by themselves cannot order such a deployment.

President Biden deployed troops to assist FEMA

The truth is – President Joe Biden deployed US military personnel to help with the response and recovery efforts in areas hit by Hurricane Helene.

Today, the President is announcing he has directed the Department of Defense to deploy up to 1,000 active-duty soldiers to support response efforts. These soldiers are part of an Infantry Battalion Task Force, based out of Fort Liberty, North Carolina, which includes a Forward Support Company with the necessary support structure (fuel, water, mechanics, etc.) to conduct operations.

These soldiers are in addition to the support the Department of Defense is already providing to FEMA for the response to Hurricane Helene including:

US Army and US Navy helicopters, soldiers, and sailors to provide critical capability to move personnel and supplies in areas where access via roads is not available or viable.
US Air Force aircraft, helicopters, and airmen to provide search-and-rescue capabilities.
US Army soldiers and high wheeled vehicles to move personnel and supplies over roads and terrain damaged or impassable to normal vehicles.
The Army Corps of Engineers is supporting with response efforts with Temporary Power Teams and subject matter experts to support for debris removal, water and wastewater management, and bridge inspections.

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Real Raw News is known for fake news

Real Raw News is a fake news website that capitalises on making shocking but fake stories to generate page views and money.

To protect himself from legal repercussions, the owner and writer, Michael Baxter (real name – Michael Tuffin), claims that his articles are “humour, parody, and satire“.

That disclaimer, which is not clearly mentioned in his articles, lets him keep creating fake news to go viral, and generate money.

A March 2018 screenshot of Michael Tuffin, who goes by the pseudonym Michael Baxter

His articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should NEVER share anything from his website. Here are some of his fake stories that I debunked earlier:

Everything posted by Real Raw News should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.

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Did China officially declare George Soros a global terrorist?!

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Did China just declare that George Soros is a global terrorist, and the son of Satan?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : China officially declares George Soros a global terrorist!

Some people are claiming or suggesting that China just officially declared that George Soros is a global terrorist, and the son of Satan!

Cillian / TruthSetsUFree : BREAKING: China has officially declared George Soros a ‘Global Terrorist’ — and said that he is “the son of Satan and the most evil person in the World.” This is huge!

Captainbara / dustin mills : China declares George Soros a global terrorist and calls him the son of Satan. Thoughts?

Truth : China did not officially declare George Soros a global terrorist!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about George Soros, and here are the reasons why…

China did not officially declare George Soros a global terrorist

Let me start by pointing out that China has never officially declared George Soros as a global terrorist.

If China ever issued such an official declaration, it would have been reported widely by media outlets all over the world. Yet such a shocking news has never been reported, never mind corroborated, by any legitimate media outlet.

It was an opinion piece by two anonymous writers

The “source” for this was not the Chinese government, but an opinion piece (archive) that was posted in The Global Times – a daily newspaper run by the Chinese Communist Party.

The opinion piece, titled 补壹刀：这个“全球经济恐怖分子”，正盯着中国！ (To add insult insult to injury : This “global economic terrorist” is eyeing China!), was written by two anonymous writers going by the pen names – 叨叨姐 (Chatterbox Sister) and 刀削面 (Knife-cut Noodles) – hardly the names of Chinese officials.

Article only referred to George Soros insults

The opinion piece did not say that the Chinese government, or even the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially declared George Soros a global terrorist, or the son of Satan.

全球经济恐怖分子”“阴谋家”“世界上最邪恶的人”“撒旦的儿子”…… 这些说的都是同一个人：索罗斯。

“Global Economic Terrorist,” “Conspirator,” “The Most Evil Person in the World,” “Son of Satan”… These terms all refer to the same person: Soros.

Even those who used Google Translate can see that the writers were only referring to insults or labels that are often used to mock George Soros.

To be clear – the writers did not claim that the Chinese government, or the CCP, ever referred to George Soros in those terms.

It was posted in September 2021

The article isn’t even new, and was posted more than 3 years ago – on 4 September 2021!

Why would anyone claim or suggest that it just happened, and even used the word “Breaking”???

The screenshot was edited

The screenshot above that some people are sharing is actually of an English article that was posted on a website that no longer exists, on 11 September 2021.

However, to make it appear “new”, it appears that the year (2021) was edited out of the screenshot. If you look carefully at the screenshot above, you can see that there’s a gap between 11th September and @ 1.00pm.

Why would anyone edited out the year of publication, and post it as “Breaking” news???

This is just fake news about George Soros

Ultimately, this is yet another example of fake news about George Soros, like these examples I fact checked earlier;

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Will FEMA seize property if you don’t repay $750 assistance?!

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Will FEMA seize your property if you fail to repay the $750 assistance that is really a loan?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : FEMA will seize your property if you don’t repay $750 assistance!

Some people are claiming or suggesting that the $750 Serious Needs Assistance is really a loan, and FEMA will seize your property if you fail to repay it!

Philip Anderson : 🚨BREAKING: Hurricane victims are now realizing that the $750 from FEMA that Kamala Harris is offering them is actually a loan, not real relief. And that if they don’t pay it back the feds can seize their property. These people don’t even have property anymore because of the hurricane.

Some have also posted videos, many purportedly claiming that a FEMA inspector is warning people against taking the $750 from FEMA, because their property may be seized!

Jack Straw : Shocking… a scam, $750 is a trap.

Concerned Citizen : 🇺🇸 “If you take that money & don’t pay it back, they can seize your property at any time”

Chilling warning from veteran FEMA Inspector – you honestly wouldn’t put it past them.

Wall Street Apes : WOW 🚨 Some of the Hurricane Helene FEMA Assistance Being Given IS A LOAN

If it’s not paid back, they can SEIZE YOUR PROPERTY

The People’s Voice : FEMA Inspector Warns: $750 Disaster Relief is a Loan – Failure to Repay Will Lead to a Property Seizure

one..look : FEMA inspector warns flood victims of land grab contracts to receive federal aid.

Kristy Tallman : TELL FEMA TO KEEP THE CASH ALLEDGEDLY FEMA $750 IS A TRAP TO STEAL YOUR PROPERTY – Fine print on contact says it’s a loan to be paid back within a year….hear him tell it…

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Truth : FEMA will not seize your property if you don’t repay $750 assistance!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about FEMA, and here are the reasons why…

$750 FEMA assistance does not need to be repaid

Let me start by pointing out that the $750 FEMA assistance is called the Serious Needs Assistance. The $750 is a one-time payment per household that is given by FEMA, and does not need to be repaid.

FEMA issues this payment to disaster survivors who apply within the first 30 days after a disaster is declared in the area, and is meant as initial and immediate assistance to help survivors cover “essential items like food, water, baby formula, breastfeeding supplies, medication and other emergency supplies“.

To be clear – FEMA will not be asking you to repay the $750 one-time immediate assistance payment, and obviously, it is not going to seize your property!

FEMA refuted claims $750 needs to be repaid

FEMA had earlier addressed the misinformation on 30 September 2024:

Myth: FEMA grant money is a loan that I will need to pay back.

Fact: FEMA disaster assistance are grants which do not need to be repaid.

But when the claims went viral, FEMA spokesperson Jaclyn Rothenberg refuted those claims, stating clearly that Hurricane Helene victims do not need to repay the $750 assistance.

This is not true. We do not ask for this money back.

So you have to wonder – what kind of person would mislead disaster victims so they won’t accept this free $750 assistance that they desperately need???

FEMA immediate assistance was $500 under Trump

This one-time payment by FEMA isn’t new. In fact, the Serious Needs Assistance was also issued under the Trump Administration, albeit at a lower sum of $500 per household.

After Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, FEMA issued one-time payments of $500 to cover “critical needs” like diapers, infant formula, food and fuel (source | source).

If the same FEMA assistance was a payment that does not need to be repaid under the Trump Administration, why would anyone suggest that it is now a loan under the Biden Administration that must be repaid within a year???

You only need to repay FEMA for an advance on insurance settlement

Some people are sharing a screenshot (example), as “evidence” that you need to repay the $750. That’s simply not true.

That is actually a screenshot of a FEMA article (archive), which explained that FEMA grants “do not have to be paid back” in most cases.

The portion highlighted as “evidence” actually refers to an advance on insurance money that some disaster victims may request from FEMA if their insurance claims are delayed. Obviously, such an advance will need to be repaid when the victims receive their insurance settlement!

Does help from FEMA have to be paid back?

No. In most cases, FEMA grants do not have to be paid back. If you have insurance that covers your temporary housing costs, but ask FEMA to advance you some money to help you pay for those costs while your insurance is delayed, you will need to pay that money back to FEMA after your receive your insurance settlement.

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Did Kamala supporter puncture tires running over Trump sign?!

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Did a Kamala Harris supporter puncture his truck’s tires after running over a sign supporting Donald Trump?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Kamala supporter punctures tires running over Trump sign!

Some people are posting a video which apparently shows a Kamala Harris supporter called Chad running over a Trump–Vance sign on the roadside, only to find that it was spiked with nails which punctured his truck’s tires!

Ian Miles Cheong : Kamala supporter gets a dose of FAFO. Don’t mess with people’s property.

Juanita Broaddrick : Kamala supporters filming running over a Trump sign get quite a surprise. 😂😂😂

Bay Area State of Mind : Kamala supporter gets his tire popped after running over a booby trapped Trump sign

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Truth : Kamala supporter did not puncture tires running over Trump sign!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…

Video was cropped

Let me start by pointing out that the video posted on X (formerly Twitter) was edited – cropped so that the TikTok video creator’s name is truncated. Why would anyone do that?

The original video was posted by @phillyoffensive23 (now removed), and reposted (archive) on Sunday, 6 October 2024 by jmofundir2 on Instagram.

Oddly enough, the Instagram video did not have the jmofundir2 Instagram overlay, which is visible on the version circulating on X. In any case, the version circulating on X appears to have been edited from the version jmofundir2 posted on Instagram.

It was a satirical skit, a joke video

The video was actually a satirical skit – a joke video, created and posted by @phillyoffensive23 on TikTok.

The original video appears to have been removed or made private, but you can see that @phillyoffensive23 regularly posts such satirical or joke videos on his TikTok channel.

This is just political fake news

Ultimately, this is yet another example of political fake news surrounding the upcoming 2024 US Presidential election. Here are some other examples I fact checked recently:

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws close, you can expect more of such fake news to appear, so be wary and skeptical!

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Did FBI seize tape of Hillary Clinton killing child at Diddy party?!

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Did the FBI just seize a tape of Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Diddy “Freak Off” party?! Take a look at the shocking claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : FBI seized tape of Hillary Clinton killing child at Diddy party!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed / suggested that FBI just seized a tape of Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Diddy “Freak Off” party!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

FBI Seize Diddy Tape Showing Hillary Clinton Killing Child at ‘Freak Off’ Party

Seized footage from Sean “Diddy” Combs’ notorious parties allegedly feature Hillary Clinton in scenes that will upend the political establishment in Washington D.C. and send shock waves around the world.

Diddy now sits in prison, fearful that he will not survive long enough to face his day in court, while rumors circulate that Hillary is anxious she will be the next powerful figure to be exposed.

Hillary has survived countless scandals, but this time, there’s no covering it up — the tide has turned, the truth is being laid bare, and it’s about to rock the entire system to its core.

Now, Diddy is facing life behind bars and plans to use these tapes to strike a deal, potentially exposing numerous celebrities who were associated with him.

While this might help Diddy, it could spell trouble for Hillary Clinton, who is known to be among those implicated.

Pizzagate is real and the elite are desperate to cover up evidence of the conspiracy. Hillary Clinton can’t stop talking about it and she is clearly living in fear of the Diddy revelations coming out.

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Truth : FBI did not seize tape of Hillary Clinton killing child at Diddy party!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

FBI did not seize any tape of Hillary Clinton killing a child

Let me start by simply pointing out that there is no evidence the FBI seized any tape of Hillary Clinton killing a child at a Diddy “Freak Off” party.

If the FBI actually seized a tape on Hillary Clinton killing a child anywhere, it would have led to a criminal investigation, and she would have been arrested. Yet, Hillary Clinton remains free, and not under investigation for any crime.

In fact, the FBI has never once said that it seized any tape of Hillary Clinton at any Diddy party, never mind one in which she is seen killing a child! If it ever made such a shocking announcement, it would have been widely reported by media outlets all over the world. But that never happened… because it was made up!

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claims.

Hillary Clinton message to Diddy is fake!

The cover image used in The People’s Voice article and video has a censored screenshot which purportedly shows Hillary Clinton messaging Diddy:

Diddy, I need 2 boys… Let’s fillet his face.

That is definitely a fake screenshot. Think about this for a moment. If this was a real screenshot, why would The People’s Voice censor the rest of it? Surely, it would be extremely shocking and would have driven even more traffic for its article.

And how exactly did The People’s Voice obtain this allegedly private message between Hillary Clinton and Sean “Diddy” Combs? Did it hack into Hillary Clinton’s and/or Diddy’s phones?

Needless to say, The People’s Voice article provided no source for this shocking screenshot, which suggests that this is yet another fake message screenshot like those they posted before – example, example, example.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

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Did Tim Walz become friends with school shooters?!

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Did JAG confirm that Tim Walz really became friends with school shooters?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Tim Walz became friends with school shooters!

Real Raw News posted an article (archive) which claimed that the Judge Advocate General (JAG) has confirmed that Tim Walz really became friends with school shooters!

As usual, the article is (intentionally?) rambling and confusing, so here is an excerpt. Please feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Yes, Tim Walz Has Befriended School Shooters

“It was an incredibly candid disclosure,” a JAG source told Real Raw News. “Our interest in Walz had nothing to do with who picks for friends, but he has a history of sympathetically reaching out to school shooters, and the parents of school shooters, and, as he said, befriending them. But you’ll never hear that on the news.”

While investigating Walz’s checkered history in August, JAG learned that Walz had written a heartfelt letter to the parents of Aiden Hale (born Audrey Elizabeth Hale), the 28-year-old transgender who gunned down seven at the Covenant School in Nashville in March 2023. It was the state’s deadliest school shooting. Hale was killed by police after randomly killing her victims.

“…I don’t believe your son was evil, but misguided. Transgenders are non-violent but often targets of harassment and discrimination. I’m sure your son, may he rest in peace, was the victim of some inequity that pushed him past the edge, beyond the point of no return. I can’t condone his actions, but I condemn those discriminating against our transgender community. If I can assist, please don’t hesitate to call my office,” Walz purportedly wrote to Hale’s parents.

Additionally, Walz this year sent a letter to school shooter 18-year-old Christian Acevedo, who shot and killed two Benito Juarez Community Academy, a Chicago high school, students in December 2022. The altercation involved gang affiliations, and Acevedo was sentenced to 20 years for each murder charge.

“Gang-related violence is terrible, tragic, and I can’t imagine what injustice pushed you to the point of pointing and firing a gun that day…If we had known each other, if we had talked before you took their lives, I’m confident we could’ve found a more palatable solution…Were you forced into gang life, like so many are? Was that your only option to avoid becoming a target of violence yourself? That’s a story I hear a lot…Your friend in Christ, Governor Tim Walz,” Walz wrote to Acevedo.

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Truth : Tim Walz did not become friends with school shooters!

The truth is – this is just another fake story created by Real Raw News, and here are the reasons why…

Tim Walz made a gaffe

During the Vice Presidential debate with JD Vance, Tim Walz made a gaffe – he accidentally said he became “friends with school shooters“, when he obviously meant he became “friends with [victims of] school shooters“, or “friends with school shooter [victims]“.

Here is the transcript of what Tim Walz said during the debate, with our correction. See for yourself if Tim Walz said he was friends with school shooters, or with the victims of school shooters and their families.

I sat in my office surrounded by dozens of the Sandy Hook parents, and they were looking at my seven-year-old’s picture on the wall. Their seven-year-olds were dead. And they were asking us to do something.

And look, I’m a hunter. I own firearms. The vice president does. We understand that the Second Amendment is there, but our first responsibility is to our kids to figure this out.

I sat in that office with those Sandy Hook parents. I’ve become friends with school shooters.

Tim Walz clarified his remarks

Tim Walz later clarified that he was referring to people affected by school shooters – the victims and their families.

I was talking about being people where there are school shooters… I’ve become good friends with these Parkland students, and of course, the Sandy Hook parents.

Walz also pointed out that his history clearly showed that he stood by the victims of gun violence, and not school shooters.

Pretty damn clear that I’ve stood with the victims. Pretty damn clear that I’ve pass legislation to make sure this is less, less of an issue, and trying to get at the heart of it.

Pretty clear that my wife and I have dedicated ourselves to making gun violence a top priority, and I will continue to do so.

Unsurprisingly, the Real Raw News article provided no evidence to back up its claim that Tim Walz actually became friends with any school shooter!

JAG officers cannot investigate civilians

The Real Raw News article claimed that the Judge Advocate General (JAG) investigated Tim Walz and discovered letters he wrote to school shooters. That’s not possible.

For one thing, the Judge Advocate General’s Corps is the military justice branch of the American military, and has no powers or jurisdiction over civilians, even if they are American citizens. The civilian justice system is separate from the military justice system.

Only in rare exceptions are JAG officers allowed to prosecute civilians. For example, if the civilian committed a crime on a military base, or while working in a foreign country and the local laws allow it. They can also prosecute civilians with special authority from the President, or Congress.

In addition, JAG officers do not have investigative powers. They are basically military lawyers who prosecute or defend US military service members in a court martial. So you won’t find them investigating alleged crimes by US military service members, never mind civilians or politicians like Tim Walz.

Needless to say, the Real Raw News article provided no evidence to back up its claim.

Real Raw News is known for fake news

Real Raw News is a fake news website that capitalises on making shocking but fake stories to generate page views and money.

To protect himself from legal repercussions, the owner and writer, Michael Baxter (real name – Michael Tuffin), claims that his articles are “humour, parody, and satire“.

That disclaimer, which is not clearly mentioned in his articles, lets him keep creating fake news to go viral, and generate money.

A March 2018 screenshot of Michael Tuffin, who goes by the pseudonym Michael Baxter

His articles have been regularly debunked as fake news, so you should NEVER share anything from his website. Here are some of his fake stories that I debunked earlier:

Everything posted by Real Raw News should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.

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Did Gavin Creel die suddenly from turbo cancer?!

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Did Broadway star Gavin Creel die suddenly from COVID-19 vaccine-induced turbo cancer?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Gavin Creel died suddenly from turbo cancer!

Right after news broke that Gavin Creel died at just 48 years of age, some people immediately claimed or suggested the Broadway star died suddenly from turbo cancer caused by the COVID-19 vaccine!

Hello Dave : Fully Vaccinated Actor Gavin Creel, Star Of Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! Dead At 48 after being diagnosed with metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer in July 2024. #turbocancer 💉

Wayne Root : Excess deaths exploding like never in history. This 48 yr old Broadway star does of “aggressive turbo cancer.” Covid vaxx causes turbo cancer. Wanna bet? Ask his survivors if he was vaxxed? To act on Broadway? 100% chance. Get your head out of your ass.

Jon Munro : Tony Award Winner Gavin Creel Dead at Age 48: Cause of Death Revealed

YEAH… if JABBED, the JAB did it as it is causing TURBO CANCERS everywhere! FAUCI MUST BE INDICTED, along with THOUSANDS of others!

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Truth : Gavin Creel did not die suddenly from turbo cancer!

It’s now tradition for anti-vaccination activists to blame all athlete deaths or illnesses on the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are the reasons why this is yet another example of fake news created and propagated by anti-vaccine activists…

Gavin Creel died from metastatic cancer

Gavin Creel (born Gavin James Creel on 18 April 1976) was a Tony Award-winning American actor, singer, and songwriter who starred on American Horror Stories, and is best known for his work in musical theatre.

In July 2024, Gavin Creel was diagnosed with metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma – a rare and aggressive type of cancer affecting the connective tissue surrounding peripheral nerves. Creel died under hospice care at his Manhattan home on 30 September 2024, at the age of 48.

Such malignant melanotic nerve sheath tumours are aggressive, and have a poor prognosis. Even if caught early and surgically removed, research has shown that there is a local recurrence rate of 42%, a distant metastasis rate of 27%, and a mortality rate of 26%.

It was worse for Gavin Creel because his cancer was already “metastatic” by the time it was detected. In other words, it had already spread to other parts of his body. Hence, it is not surprising that his prognosis would be so grim, and he would die so quickly after diagnosis.

Turbo cancer does not exist

I should point out that there is no such thing as “turbo cancer”, and after billions of doses have been administered worldwide in the past 3.5 years – there is still no evidence that any COVID-19 vaccine can cause cancer, or make cancer go “turbo”.

In Creel’s case, it appears that he was diagnosed late, and the aggressive cancer had already spread (extensively?) to other parts of his body.

Needless to say, anti-vaccine activists provide no evidence to back their claims that vaccinated people are dying from turbo cancer. Ironically, they even accused unvaccinated people (and fellow anti-vaxxers) like Kirstie Alley of dying from turbo cancer!

Unknown if Gavin Creel was vaccinated against COVID-19

It is currently unknown if Gavin Creel was vaccinated against COVID-19, as he has not publicly mentioned his vaccination status. It is possible that Gavin Creel was unvaccinated against COVID-19, because the COVID-19 vaccine is not mandatory in the United States.

Ironically, many people who were injured or died suddenly were actually unvaccinated, like Kris Jordan, Aaron Carter, Kirstie Alley, Stephan Bonnar, Grayson Murray, Shane Macaulay, David Wayne Burleson, and Kaden Clymer.

Until and unless he (or his family) reveals his COVID-19 vaccination status, anyone who tells you that Gavin Creel was vaccinated or otherwise, is likely misinformed, or lying to you. None of us know that.

Playbill article shows Gavin Creel was vaccinated against flu

Some people claiming that Gavin Creel was fully-vaccinated have shared a screenshot of a Playbill article, highlighting this section:

Into the Woods stars Andy Karl, Stephanie J. Block, Gavin Creel, and more received their free vaccines following a matinee performance this past weekend.

What you may not realise is that – the Playbill article was referring to the flu vaccine, and not the COVID-19 vaccine. In short, Gavin Creel received the flu (influenza) vaccine in October 2022, not the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Kamala Harris forgot to plug in her earphones in staged photo?!

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Did Kamala Harris forget to plug in her earphones in a staged photo?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Kamala Harris forgot to plug in her earphones in staged photo!

On 29 September 2024, Kamala Harris’ office released a photo of the Vice President being briefed by FEMA on Hurricane Helene, which the statement:

I was just briefed by @FEMA_Deanne Criswell on the latest developments about the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Helene. We also discussed our Administration’s continued actions to support emergency response and recovery.

I also spoke with @NC_Governor Cooper about the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts in North Carolina.

Our Administration will continue to stay in constant contact with state and local officials to ensure communities have the support and resources they need.

Doug and my thoughts are with all those who lost loved ones and those whose homes, businesses, and communities were damaged or destroyed during this disaster.

Some people quickly claimed or suggested that she staged / faked the photo, and forgot to plug in her earphones!

Donald J. Trump : Another FAKE and STAGED photo from someone who has no clue what she is doing. You have to plug the cord into the phone for it to work! Biden and Harris abandoned Americans in Afghanistan. They sacrificed Americans to an Open Border, and now, they have left Americans to drown in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and elsewhere in the South. Under this Administration, Americans always come last, because we have “leaders” who have no idea how to lead!

Laura Loomer : @KamalaHarris is pretending to write on a piece of blank paper and is pretending to listen to a call from FEMA about Hurricane Helene, but her headphones aren’t even plugged into her phone!!

Oh my god. 😯😯 Kamala Harris is literally Retarded.

Collin Rugg : She is so busy writing on her paper with nothing on it that she forgot to plug in her headphones. Very common mistake!

Brian Craig : ANOTHER PHOTO-OP FAKE: Kamala Harris Pretends to Be Briefed on Hurricane Helene Damages But Her Earphones Are Not Attached to the Phone

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Truth : Kamala Harris did not forget to plug in her earphones in staged photo!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…

Apple removed iPhone audio port in 2016

First, let me just point out that Apple removed the audio port from the iPhone, with the release of iPhone 7 in September 2016 – 8 years ago.

The phone on the table appears to have an action button, and is either an iPhone 15 or an iPhone 16 – both of which lack any audio port to plug in a pair of wired earphones.

If Kamala Harris was using that iPhone to speak to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, she would either use a USB Type C to 3.5 mm dongle to connect to her wired earphones, or used it in speaker mode.

There was no wire connected to the phone

Some fact checkers have countered, claiming that the white earphone cable was connected to the phone. That’s not possible, as the iPhone 15/16 does not have an audio port – as I pointed out above.

The white “cable” is actually reflected light off the aluminium frame of the table, which has an elevated lip to prevent items from sliding off.

Kamala Harris is likely using a different phone

Kamala Harris is likely using a second, different phone, because she has been observed using wired earphones with a black rectangular phone (example), and the earphones connected to its bottom left.

That rules out any iPhone (even with a USB dongle). It would almost certainly be an Android smartphone with a 3.5 mm audio port on the lower left side, likely the Samsung Galaxy A52, or the Nokia G60. It is also possible, even likely, that she’s using a custom-designed phone for secure communications.

In any case, if she was listening to Deanne Criswell on her wired earphones, the phone they are connected to is not visible in that photo, and is most likely on her lap, or perhaps even in her pocket.

Papers on table were likely blurred or edited

Kamala Harris was also mocked for apparently writing nothing on a blank piece of paper. However, it is likely that the photo was edited to blur or remove all visible text on the papers.

If you look closely at the photo, you will notice that the paper in the foreground and even the paper napkin was blurred out. This was likely done for PR / security reasons.

After all, who can forget the staged October 2020 photo op at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in which then President Donald Trump was caught signing his name on a piece of blank paper with a marker pen.

This is just political fake news

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Did Dikembe Mutombo die suddenly from turbo cancer?!

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Did basketball star Dikembe Mutombo die suddenly from COVID-19 vaccine-induced turbo cancer?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Dikembe Mutombo died suddenly from turbo cancer!

Right after news broke that Dikembe Mutombo died at just 58 years of age, some people immediately claimed or suggested the former basketball star was killed by turbo cancer caused by the COVID-19 vaccine!

The People’s Voice : NBA Legend Dikembe Mutombo, Who Pushed Covid Vaxx on Millions of Africans, Dies of Turbo Cancer

The All American : Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo a Pfizer advocate, and recipient, dies of brain cancer at 58. Millions dead, billions injured. The vaccine kills. #VaccineSideEffects #vaccineDead #diedSuddenly

Ringo : They’ll tell Dikembe Mutombo he died of cancer so everyone is sympathetic and doesn’t even stop to question the vaccine

Use your 🧠 we didn’t perform the autopsy so we don’t know how he died

Try to comprehend that because something is written in a headline doesn’t make it true

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Truth : Dikembe Mutombo did not die suddenly from turbo cancer!

Dikembe Mutombo died from brain cancer

Dikembe Mutombo (born Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo on 25 June 1966) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the NBA.

On 15 October 2022, Mutombo announced that he was undergoing treatment for a brain tumour in Atlanta. The NBA, which conveyed his message, did not state the kind of brain tumour, or its staging.

Sadly, Mutombo died from brain cancer surrounded by his family on 30 September, 2024. Dikembe Mutombo was 58 years old.

Turbo cancer does not exist

Brain cancer can be detected late, or progress rapidly. For example, glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive and invasive type of brain cancer that often worsens rapidly after diagnosis. The median survival rate is only about 15 months, even with treatment.

Dikembe Mutombo was vaccinated against COVID-19

Like billions of other people around the world, Dikembe Mutombo was vaccinated against COVID-19.

In fact, Mutombo made it a point to get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Morehouse School of Medicine (archive | archive):

Morehouse is one of the historically black colleges and universities. I wanted to make an example and encourage people of color to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

However, that does not mean his COVID-19 vaccination caused his brain cancer. The fact remains – billions of people have received multiple doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and they have not had cancer of any kind.

Needless to say, those making claims that Dikembe Mutombo’s brain cancer was caused by his COVID-19 vaccination have never offered any evidence.

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Viral video shows Kamala Harris adjusting Bluetooth earphones?!

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Was Kamala Harris caught on a viral video adjusting the Bluetooth earphones she used during her debate with Donald Trump?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Viral video shows Kamala Harris adjusting Bluetooth earphones!

Some people are posting a video which claims to prove that Vice President Kamala Harris was secretly using Bluetooth wireless earphones to cheat during her debate with Donald Trump!

Poppi Starr : BUSTED…THESE are the same earrings she wore at the DEBATE

TaraBull : Nothing to see here folks 👀

American AF : BREAKING 🚨 Kamala Harris has been exposed for her Bluetooth earrings.

Patriots In Control : 🚨👂🏼Kamala Harris busted these are the earrings she wore for the debate!

TONY : What do you notice about this video with Kamala Harris??? 🤔🤔🤔

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Many of the videos have a text overlay which claimed:

BUSTED!! Those same earings [sic] she wore at the debate! Repost this and expose this cheating tramp! I KNEW IT!!

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kamala-Harris-earrings-debate-busted-fake-video.mp4?_=5

Truth : Video does not show Kamala Harris adjusting Bluetooth earphones!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…

Kamala Harris was wearing an in-ear monitor

While Kamala Harris appears to be wearing a similar pair of pearl earrings she wore at her debate with Donald Trump, she was adjusting an in-ear monitor (IEM).

In-ear monitors are commonly worn by TV presenters and their guests, which allow them to receive vocal instructions and information from the show’s producer.

Video was edited to crop out in-ear monitor receiver

In-ear monitors do not use Bluetooth wireless technology, and linked using a wire to a receiver, which connects wirelessly using UHF or VHF radio to a transmitter off-stage.

If you watch the original video below, you can see that Kamala Harris actually picked up her in-ear monitor’s receiver to adjust the volume. You can see that the receiver is quite large.

The viral video, however, deceptively cropped out the receiver – presumably to make you think that she was adjusting her Bluetooth earphones. Why would anyone do that???

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kamala-Harris-earrings-debate-busted-real-video-small.mp4?_=6

Video was recorded in 2019

I should also point out that this video was not recorded recently. It was actually recorded in November 2019 – almost 5 years ago!

MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart recorded that video about 1 minute before the Politics Nation show with Rev. Al Sharpton started, and posted it on X (formerly Twitter) on 26 November 2019.

So this video has nothing to do with the 2024 Kamala Harris – Donald Trump presidential debate.

Kamala Harris was not wearing NOVA H1 audio earrings

This viral video is designed to perpetuate the false claims that Kamala Harris wore the NOVA H1 audio earrings during her debate with Donald Trump. That’s not true, and has been conclusively debunked.

The truth is – Kamala Harris appeared to be wearing South Sea Pearl Earrings (no longer available online) from Tiffany & Co. To be clear – these are just a pair of gold-plated earrings with pearl, without any embedded Bluetooth earphones.

Kamala Harris does not wear Bluetooth earphones

Kamala Harris is known to dislike Bluetooth earphones, and intentionally choses to go old-school with wired earphones – for security reasons. As Politico reported in 2021, “Kamala Harris is Bluetooth-phobic“.

KAMALA HARRIS is never missing her AirPods. That’s because she’s wary of them.

While a growing number of consumers are going wireless, the vice president is sticking with the classics. She has long felt that Bluetooth headphones are a security risk. As a result, Harris insists on using wired headphones, three former campaign aides told West Wing Playbook.

In short – it’s just silly to keep claiming that Kamala Harris is secretly wearing Bluetooth earphones to receive information during her debate with Donald Trump.

This is just political fake news

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Did WEF insider warn of mass casualty plot for 2024 Election?!

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Did WEF insider warn of a mass casualty plot to overrule the 2024 Election results?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : WEF insider warns of mass casualty plot for 2024 Election!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed / suggested that a WEF (World Economic Forum) insider just warned of a mass casualty plot to overrule the 2024 Election results!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

WEF Insider: Planned ‘Mass Casualty Event’ Will Result in Globalist Coup of America

The global elite’s “reset moment” is almost here, according to a WEF insider who warns final preparations are being made for a “mass casualty event” targeting non-compliant U.S. politicians, designed to overrule the election results and plunge the nation into martial law – paving the way for the next phase of their totalitarian master plan.

While the masses are locked down, with authorities deploying every authoritarian tool and trick in the globalist playbook, political figures handpicked by the WEF as “designated survivors” will be free to form a new, anti-democratic government.

Preparations for the mass casualty event false flag are underway and those who are paying attention are seeing evidence of the deception before our very eyes.

The Washington Post, ever obedient to the globalist elite, is sowing seeds of doubt in the minds of the public, paving the way for a false flag attack that will serve their agenda.

“Imagine the unthinkable,” the Washington Post wrote this week. “A mass shooting of members of Congress that leaves a large swath of the country unrepresented and shifts the balance of political power in Washington.”

We are at Defcon 1 because the plan for a mass casualty event in the House of Representatives is an open secret among globalists and the uniparty politicians in Washington D.C.

According to a Davos whistleblower, the elite are planning a massacre to hijack the Republic.

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Truth : There is no known mass casualty plot for 2024 Election!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

No WEF insider warned of mass casualty plot for 2024 Election!

Let me start by pointing out that no WEF (World Economic Forum) insider or employee or executive has ever warned of a mass casualty plot designed to overrule or disrupt the results of the 2024 US Presidential election.

If a WEF whistleblower ever came out to make such a shocking claim, it would have been widely reported by news outlets all over the world, and sparked criminal investigations in the United States as well as Switzerland (where the WEF is based).

There would also have been mass outrage on social media, and would have likely sparked protests against the WEF (World Economic Forum).

Yet, there was no report by any reputable media outlet of such a shocking announcement, no criminal investigation, not even outrage on social media. That’s because it was all made up!

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claims, or evidence that there is even a WEF insider or whistleblower who revealed such a plot.

Proposal would discourage violence against members of Congress

The People’s Voice article referred to a Washington Post article about a “mass shooting of members of Congress“, but it doesn’t actually refer to any preparation or plot to conduct a mass casualty event to influence or overrule the results of the 2024 elections.

If you read the WaPo article (archive), you will see that it refers to a proposed Constitutional amendment to discourage violence against members of Congress. Such a “continuity amendment” would deny any party (like a diabolical secret organisation) the ability to change politics in America by assassinating members of Congress.

Their proposed constitutional amendment would require each member of the House to submit the names of at least five individuals from his or her political party to their state’s governor. In the event of that representative’s death, the governor would choose a name from the list within 10 days, and the House speaker would be required to seat them immediately.

The “continuity amendment” would also deny a would-be assassin the power to flip control of the House from one party to another, Kilmer said. The interim appointee would serve only until a special election could take place.

In other words, this Constitutional amendment (if passed) would do the opposite of what was suggested in The People’s Voice article! Even a mass casualty event involving members of Congress would not result in the overthrowing of the people’s will at the 2024 elections.

WEF post on X is fake!

The cover image used in The People’s Voice article and video has a screenshot which purportedly shows the World Economic Forum posting on X (formerly Twitter) that:

Martial law is coming – Time for a Great Reset! 🇺🇸

That is a fake screenshot, because there is no such post on X by the World Economic Forum! If the WEF actually made such a shocking post, it would have been reported by the media across the world, and mocked and criticised on social media.

But of course, that didn’t happen, because the WEF never made such a bizarre post! Why would The People’s Voice article use a fake screenshot???

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

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Did Suge Knight accuse Diddy of blackmailing Obama?!

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Did Suge Knight accuse Diddy of blackmailing Barack Obama?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Suge Knight accuses Diddy of blackmailing Barack Obama!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed that Suge Knight just said that Diddy has been working with the FBI and has blackmail material on Barack Obama!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Suge Knight Claims Diddy Holds ‘Blackmail Material’ on Barack Obama

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been working with the FBI his whole career and has blackmail material on some of the most powerful people in America – including former President Barack Obama.

This allegation comes from Suge Knight, the incarcerated former CEO of Death Row Records and a long-time associate and rival of Combs.

Knight appeared on Chris Cuomo’s News Nation show on Wednesday and dropped a series of bombshells regarding Diddy’s influence over powerful figures including Barack Obama.

Knight pointed out Diddy’s leverage over Obama was so powerful that he once had the former president get his friend out of prison after he was jailed on drug charges.

Knight claims that the rapper has been intricately linked to pedophilia and elite power dynamics since the outset of his career.

He continued to note that despite his reputation as Diddy’s rival, he was friends with the mogul for many years and declared that his recent arrest came as a surprise because he had been “involved with the FBI for most of his career.”

Suge also admitted the rapper will not be safe in jail and is unlikely to make it to trial.

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Truth : Suge Knight did not accuse Diddy of blackmailing Barack Obama!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

Suge Knight never mentioned Barack Obama

Let me start by pointing out that Suge Knight never mentioned Barack Obama in his NewsNation interview with Chris Cuomo.

If Suge Knight actually accused Diddy of blackmailing Barack Obama, such a shocking news would have been reported by news outlets and celebrity websites all across the world. Barack Obama might even be forced to make a public statement.

Yet, there was not even a hint of such a scandal involving Barack Obama on social media, never mind any legitimate news report, because it was all made up!

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claims.

Barack Obama did not release any Diddy friend over drug charge

Suge Knight also did not claim that Barack Obama ordered the release of a friend of Sean “Diddy” Combs who was jailed on drug charges.

There is also no evidence that Barack Obama ever ordered the release of any of Diddy’s friends who were imprisoned on drug charges.

Yet again, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up that claim.

Suge Knight only accused music execs

In his NewsNation interview with Chris Cuomo, Suge Knight only accused music executives of being responsible for the misconduct of musicians like Sean “Diddy” Combs.

In a call from prison, the former CEO of Death Row Records, who is currently serving 28 years for running over and killing a man, told Chris Cuomo that his artists used to smoke only weed, but allegedly got into heavier drugs after signing on with other record labels.

Those guys … they introduced cocaine to my artists. So once they got on cocaine, once they got on drugs, once they got on alcohol, then that’s when the weird stuff happened. I think that’s what took Puffy [Combs] down that lane.

Suge Knight then went on to accuse Clive Davis, Russell Simmons, and Andre Harrell of using “alcohol, drugs” to compromise Diddy’s “manhood”.

[Combs] was taught that. He got Usher as a kid … alcohol, drugs, sex. Justin Bieber — and see they do these things to take control. … You choose to be gay that’s your preference, but they’re doing this to people for control.

To be clear – none of those music moguls were ever charged for those allegations made by Suge Knight, or charged with any drug or sex crimes.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

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Did Kamala Harris fake photo with her long-dead grandmother?!

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Did Kamala Harris fake a photo with her long-dead grandmother to prove that she’s Black?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Kamala Harris faked photo with her long-dead grandmother!

Some people are claiming or suggesting (example / example / example) that Kamala Harris faked a photo with her long-dead grandmother to prove that she’s Black!

As evidence, they are sharing a video by Candace Owens and/or a website screenshot showing that Kamala Harris’ grandmother died 4 years before she was born. Here is a transcript of the Candace Owens video:

As speculated, we were able to confirm that Kamala’s black grandmother that she showed us in that picture died in 1960, before Kamala was born. I can show you right now, her death certificate.

Let’s take a look at Beryl’s death certificate, which confirms, as you can see there, it says that she died in July of 1960. It also tells us on the right hand side, you guys will probably have to zoom in on this, but she died of a uterine infection, fibroids due to a hysterectomy.

It has her listed as 39 years. That’s actually a couple of years off from 1917. So somebody may have gotten their math wrong here, but you once again see that it lists her birthplace as Saint Anne.

And so this is a huge scandal. Just an absolutely huge. Scandalous. Kamala Harris published in her book that she was standing next to her grandma, Beryl. But Grandma Beryl died in 1960, 4 years before Kamala Harris was born.

So who the hell is the real Beryl? Who is that woman standing next to Kamala Harris? And do you know what I noticed about that woman standing next to her? She looks a lot like the woman that Kamala Harris claims in her book is her great grandmother, Iris.

Now, that’s Iris Finnegan. Here’s the book with my great grandmother, Iris Finnegan in Jamaica. Now, I’m going to give you the side-by-side of Iris and her alleged daughter, Beryl, who died at 39. Now, that woman on the right is not 39. years old. She’s clearly much more advanced in her age.

I mean, we know black don’t crack. I mean, that’s just a scientific fact. So I would put that woman on the right hand side, who she tried to pass off as Beryl, and I think is the exact same person. I would say that that woman looks to be about 65, and then it looks like she’s more advanced on the left hand side. The great grandmother. That’s the same person.

When I just believe my own eyes, we’re looking at the same person. What do you guys think when you look at those photos? How the hell does a person who is the Vice President of the United States pass off a book, claim that these people that are in her book are her black relatives, and nobody bats an eyelash or does even a peripheral search to recognise that the woman that she put forth is implausibly her grandmother?

And by the way, I’m going to say this, and people can be offended, but the first thing that I thought when I saw the photo of her sitting on her great grandmother’s lap was that this doesn’t look like a grandparent affection going on here.

This woman looks like she could be working for the family. Quite literally, I thought to myself, this woman looks like she could be the help, and I thought that because there’s a lack of affection there. Do you know what I mean?

But there’s no, like, in both of the photos, there’s a lack of affection. It’s just like a woman standing next to her. And I obviously know that that was a circumstance when you’re talking about a family that had a ton of plantations, which is the reality. She descends from Irish slavers.

That’s a fact that Kamala Harris cannot deny. She descends from wealthy Irish slavers, who virtually owned, they did own the town. They named the town. It was Hamilton Town, then it was Brown’s Town in Jamaica. He had over 1,000 slaves, okay? It would follow that there would be held around the house.

And I’m just gonna put here as a question mark, not as a fact, if they’re looking at some of these photos of people who became like family, and they’re trying to pass them off as relatives, again, not a fact, a huge question mark, but my instinct tells me that that person is actually not her family member.

And if it is, well, Kamala’s got some explaining to do. How did she meet Grandma Beryl almost 20 years after Grandma Beryl died? Because Kamala Harris looks to be about 20 in that photo that she presented.

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Truth : Kamala Harris did not fake photo with her long-dead grandmother!

This is yet another example of fake news about Kamala Harris, and here are the reasons why…

Kamala Harris’ grandmother is Beryl Christie Harris

First, let me just start by pointing out that Kamala Harris’ grandmother was born Beryl Christie Finegan, and was later known as Beryl Christie Harris after her marriage to Oscar Joseph Harris.

Claim appears to be based on wrong record

The claim that Kamala Harris’ grandmother died 4 years before she was born appears to be based on the wrong death record on an open-source website called Find a Grave. That could explain why people are sharing a screenshot, instead of the link to the actual page.

If you go to the actual page for Memorial ID 272680650, you will notice it is for a different woman – Beril Madeline Finegan Harris.

The memorial page also does not show a photo of Kamala Harris’ grandmother, and instead shows the death certificate in Candace Owens’ video. Is this the source she relied on?

Details can be edited by members

Details on the Find a Grave website appears to be open-sourced, allowing members to edit details, and upload photos and images.

If we look at the links Google cached (upper right corner of my screenshot above), we can see that the page changed from Beryl Christie Finegan Harris (1921-1960) to Beril Magdeline Finegan Harris (1917-1960).

In other words, information on such websites is not only open to abuse, it is susceptible to mistakes, and should not be considered reliable or accurate.

Death registration form appears to be of a different woman

The death registration form that Candace Owens showed in her video appears to be a spinster (unmarried) woman who worked as a clerk, and died when she was just 39 years old.

Her name appeared to be Beryl Christie, which would mean that her surname was Christie. That would rule her out as Kamala Harris’ grandmother, whose surname was Finegan, while her married name was Harris.

It’s a bit hard to read the cursive writing, but it appears that Ms. Beryl Christie died while undergoing a hysterectomy after suffering peritonitis and paralytic ileus from uterine fibroids.

The family member who reported her death appears to be Muriel Murray. That does not sound like anyone in the Finegan or Harris family.

Also, Beryl Christie appeared to have been living at 28 Blue Castle Drive in the St. Andrew Parish, but died in the district and parish of Kingston. That’s a distance from the St. Ann parish she was born, and where she gave birth to Donald J. Harris – Kamala Harris’ father.

Kamala Harris’ grandmother likely died in 1995

It is likely that Kamala Harris’ grandmother died on 3 September 1995, as this death certificate (credit : The Sassiest Minx in MN) shows – about 5 years after Kamala Harris took that photo with her in 1990.

Her name is listed as Beryl Finnegan (her maiden name), which could explain why her condition was listed as spinster (she was actually a widower as her husband, Patrick, died in 1928).

The death certificate also showed that Beryl Finnegan was born, lived and died in the St. Ann parish. And the person who reported her death was a Douglas Finnegan – likely a member of her own family.

If this death certificate is accurate, Kamala Harris’ grandmother died when she was 81 years old, from septicaemia caused by bed sore(s).

If this is the actual death certificate for Kamala Harris’ grandmother, Beryl, she would have been born in 1914 (not 1917 or 1921).

It would correlate with the photo Kamala Harris took with her, while she was in Jamaica in 1990. There is no way the lady in that photo is in her thirties. She looked like she was at least in her 60s or 70s.

Kamala Harris’ great grandmother died in 1981

It is unlikely that Kamala Harris took a photo with her paternal great grandmother Iris in the 1990s and tried to pass it off as her grandmother Beryl instead.

That’s because “Miss Iris” (born Iris Finegan in 1888) died in 1981 (source), while that photo was supposedly taken in 1990.

Kamala Harris’ paternal great grandmother would have been 102 years old in 1990, if she did not pass away 9 years earlier.

The two woman look alike because they are mother (Iris) and daughter (Beryl). It’s not a magic trick. It’s not Photoshop.

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Did Dr. Anthony Fauci kill 330K children in illegal experiments?!

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Did Dr. Anthony Fauci kill 330K children in illegal experiments and dump their bodies in mass graves?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Dr. Anthony Fauci killed 330K children in illegal experiments!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed or suggested that Dr. Anthony Fauci killed 330K children in illegal experiments, and dumped their bodies in mass graves!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

RFK Jr: Fauci Must Be Prosecuted For 330K Murders, As Mass Graves Found Outside NYC

The mass graves of thousands of vulnerable children killed in illegal experiments by Dr. Anthony Fauci will used as evidence against Dr. Anthony Fauci when he is charged with crimes against humanity according to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. discusses how Fauci forced people infected with AIDS to take his deadly drug AZT which ended up killing north of 330,000 people.

In 1992, under the direction of Dr. Fauci, the NIAID funded drug trials on supposedly HIV positive children. I say “supposedly” because we now know that many of the children were not actually infected with HIV.

These children, most of whom were orphans, tested positive via “faulty” or some say “rigged” PCR tests administered through New York’s Child Welfare Department, who then handed the children over to Fauci, no questions asked, for the deadly experiments.

The nurses administering the drugs were lied to by Fauci who explicitly told them that all adverse side effects they witnessed in the children were being caused by the HIV infection and not the drugs.

Fauci was hell-bent on seeing this depraved experiment through to its conclusion and the proof of his psychopathic ambition can be seen in the mass graves found by investigators in New York.

When the children resisted Fauci’s deadly drugs, they were brought to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital where plastic tubes were surgically inserted into their stomachs.

When the children died of the deadly drugs, their bodies were simply tossed into a large unmarked mass grave in Hawthorne, New York — a large pit with AstroTurf thrown over it.

Years later Vera Sharav told Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that Fauci “just brushed all those dead babies under the rug. They were collateral damage in his career ambitions.”

She said that at least 80 children died from Fauci’s drug torture chamber in the Manhattan foster home alone.

In the documentary, a BBC investigative reporter describes finding the mass graves. She said: “I found the mass graves at Gate of Heaven cemetery in Hawthorne, New York…. I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was a very large pit with AstroTurf thrown over it…. Under it one could see dozens of plain wooden coffins … there may have been 100 of them.”

The New York City Administration of Child Services commissioned a four-year investigation of Fauci’s Dr. Mengele–style “experiments” and found that eighty of the 532 children who participated in Fauci’s “clinical trials” died and twenty-five died while enrolled in a medication trial.

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Truth : Dr. Anthony Fauci did not kill 330K children in illegal experiments!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

No mass graves of children were found in NYC

Let me start by pointing out that no mass graves of 330,000 children were discovered in New York.

If any mass grave was found in NYC, whether it contained adults or children, it would have been reported widely by media outlets all over the world, and resulted in universal outrage, and sparked criminal investigations.

Yet, there has been no media coverage, no outrage on social media, no criminal investigation. Nada. Zilch. That’s because no mass grave containing 330,000 children were found in New York!

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claims.

Only 532 children participated in HIV drug trial

The People’s Voice article title and lede suggests that thousands of children were killed in “illegal experiments” conducted by Dr. Anthony Fauci.

However, the 330,000 figure was only mentioned by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. who quoted that as an estimate of people (not children) infected with AIDS who died after taking the HIV drug, AZT (Azidothymidine).

There is no evidence 330,000 children died from any HIV drug trial, never mind buried in mass graves in Hawthorne, New York. In fact, The People’s Voice article later mentioned that only “532 children” participated in the HIV drug trials!

Claims were debunked years ago

These claims originate from an article called “The House That AIDS Built” that was written and posted in 2004 by Liam Scheff, and was the basis for the BBC documentary called “Guinea Pig Kids“.

The report, which does not mention Dr. Anthony Fauci, claimed that children were given lethal HIV drugs and forcibly separated from their parents.

However, the allegations were investigated by the Vera Institute of Justice, and found to be false. In its 2009 report (PDF), Vera found that there was little to no evidence to support those allegations. Here’s a quote:

Vera reviewers found little or no evidence in the information examined for some of the concerns that prompted Children’s Services to initiate this study.

Many children—inside and outside of foster care and clinical trials—died because of complications of HIV/AIDS during the late 1980s and 1990s. Eighty of the 532 children who participated in clinical trials or observational studies died while in foster care; 25 of them died while enrolled in a medication trial. Vera medical staff did not find, however, that any child’s death was caused directly by clinical trial medication.

While some of the children enrolled in the HIV drug trials suffered side effects, the doctors monitoring them adjusted their treatments to minimise those side effects.

The child welfare files contained information indicating that some children experienced serious toxicities, or side effects, from trial medications, such as reduced liver function or severe anemia. These toxicities were consistent with toxicities described in published articles about the trials. Vera reviewers found many instances where a physician made adjustments to a child’s treatment in light of these problems as required by the clinical trial protocol.

To be clear – Vera found that no children died as a direct result of taking the HIV drug, AZT.

BBC apologised for Guinea Pig Kids documentary

In October 2007, the BBC apologised for producing and airing the documentary, Guinea Pig Kids, that was based on the debunked article on HIV drug trials.

The BBC has produced thousands of hours of current affairs programming since 2004. This was a blip, which is why it’s been taken so seriously.

The BBC also admitted that the filmmaker falsely tried to “create an association between the [clinical] trials and a loss of parental rights“, and it also acknowledged that the film was biased towards the views of HIV “denialists“.

The BBC head of editorial complaints Fraser Steel also apologised on behalf of the BBC:

I hope you will accept my apologies, on behalf of the BBC, for the deficiencies we found in the programme and the associated website material

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Did WEF just call for social media owners to be imprisoned?!

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Did the WEF just call for social media owners to be imprisoned?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : WEF calls for imprisonment of social media owners!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed or suggested that the World Economic Forum just called for social media owners to be imprisoned for allowing “non-mainstream” content on their platforms!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

WEF Calls for Imprisonment of Social Media Owners Who Allow ‘Non-Mainstream’ Content on Their Platforms

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has called on government’s worldwide to begin imprisoning social media owners who allow ‘non-mainstream’ content on their platforms.

Klaus Schwab’s right-hand man Yuval Noah Harari says people like Elon Musk must be held liable for so-called ‘misinformation’ on X.

Harari’s argument challenges the longstanding defense used by social media companies: freedom of speech. “They always try to protect themselves by appealing to freedom of speech… the companies need to take responsibility for their algorithm,” Harari declared. He insists that platforms must be held accountable not just for user-generated content but for the ways their algorithms amplify or suppress specific messages.

This represents a significant shift in focus, moving beyond content creators and aiming directly at the mechanisms of content distribution. Harari’s stance is clear: “If the algorithm is writing it, then you’re definitely liable for what your algorithm is writing.” This brings into focus the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in moderating online content.

Harari’s comments appear to be a direct shot at Elon Musk, who purchased X with the aim of promoting an open flow of information. Musk has long championed the idea that information should be free, and that a thriving democracy depends on the free exchange of ideas, even controversial ones. Harari dismisses this viewpoint, saying, “Information isn’t truth. Most information in the world is junk… If you think that you just flood the world with information and the truth will float up—no, it will sink.”

Harari suggests that Musk’s hands-off approach—allowing all information to flow freely—creates an environment where truth is overwhelmed by noise. He argues that institutions like newspapers, universities, and courts are necessary to sift through information and determine what is reliable. He draws a comparison to an editor at a major newspaper, noting that just as an editor is responsible for what is placed on the front page, social media companies should be held to the same standard when their algorithms promote content.

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Truth : WEF did not call for imprisonment of social media owners!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

WEF did not call for imprisonment of social media owners

Let me start by pointing out that the World Economic Forum (WEF) did not call for the imprisonment of social media owners.

If the WEF actually made such a shocking statement, it would have been widely reported by media outlets all over the world, and criticised by people, as well as those social media platforms themselves.

Yet, there has been no media coverage, not even some outrage on social media. No social media platform has condemned such a declaration either. Nada. Zilch. That’s because the WEF never called for the imprisonment of social media owners!

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence to back up its claims. In fact, it only appeared to refer to imprisonment in its title and lede. There was no further mention of any threat of imprisonment in the rest of the very long article.

Yuval Noah Hariri is not Klaus Schwab’s right-hand man

Yuval Noah Harari is an Israeli professor in the Department of History, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He does not work for the WEF, and he is certainly not Klaus Schwab’s right-hand man.

Yet again, The People’s Voice article provided no evidence to back up its claim that Yuval Noah Harari is Klaus Schwab’s right-hand man.

Yuval Noah Hariri did not call for imprisonment

Yuval Noah Harari also did not call for social media owners to be imprisoned for allowing “non-mainstream” content on their platforms. In fact, he never call for anyone to be imprisoned, period!

The “evidence” used in The People’s Voice article was a video segment of Yuval Noah Harari being interviewed on CNBC’s Squawk Box on AI’s impact on financial markets, and promote his new book – Nexus (buy in US | UK | AU).

In that interview, Hariri never once said that social media owners should be imprisoned for any reason, never mind for allowing “non-mainstream” content on their platforms.

Yuval Noah Hariri did not call for censorship

Yuval Noah Hariri also did not call for censorship of “non-mainstream” content on social media platforms. He only said that social media platforms should take responsibility for the actions of their algorithms.

In fact, Hariri emphasised that “we should be very, very careful about censoring human users“, but pointed out that the social media companies “need to take responsibility for their algorithms“.

If you watch the video, you can see that Hariri believes social media platforms should be held responsible for what their algorithms promote, and not the content itself (unless it was created by their algorithms).

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$150K Donald Trump death bounty: What you need to know!

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Is there a $150K death bounty to assassinate Donald Trump before the 2024 Presidential election?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : There is a $150K death bounty on Donald Trump!

Some people are claiming or suggesting that there is now a $150,000 death bounty to encourage the assassination of Donald Trump before the 2024 Presidential election.

Alex Jones : Massive Assassination News Breaking Now! There Is $150,000 Death Bounty on Trump’s Head. Plus 45 has survived other assassination attempts that have been kept from the public….This is a global exclusive!

Jack Poso : BREAKING: Merrick Garland’s DOJ has just revealed there is an active ‘Trump bounty’ for $150,000

Ryan Routh himself revealed this in a letter months before the attempted shooting

Matt Gambone : The DOJ just put a $150k bounty on Trump’s life. This is insanity

MattA : The Federal Government wants Trump to be _assinated. They published an active BOUNTY on him! Remember Routh is alive…

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Truth : There is no $150K death bounty on Donald Trump!

This is yet another example of fake news about Donald Trump, and here are the reasons why…

Trump death bounty was only seen after Ryan Routh’s arrest

On 15 September 2024, Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida; after he allegedly pointed (but didn’t fire) a rifle through the fence line towards former President Donald Trump, who was 300-500 yards (180-450 m) away.

After news of the assassination attempt broke, a friend of Ryan Routh opened a box he dropped off at his home months earlier, and found “ammunition, a metal pipe, miscellaneous building materials, tools, four phones, and various letters.”

One of the letters appeared to be a farewell letter Routh addressed to “The World“, in the event he failed in his assassination attempt.

Dear World,

This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump but I failed you. I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster. It is up to you now to finish the job; and I will offer $150,000 to whomever can complete the job.

As you can see, Ryan Routh only offered the bounty on Donald Trump in the event he failed to assassinate the former President. However, that letter was not seen or read by anyone until his friend opened his box on learning of his arrest.

I should also point out that this revelation isn’t a “global exclusive” by anyone on social media. It was released by US prosecutors, and reported widely by media outlets all over the world

Ryan Routh remains in custody without bail

It is important to note that the letter was not discovered until after Ryan Routh was arrested, and he remains in custody without bail.

The bounty is effectively dead while Ryan Routh remains in custody – there is no way for any wannabe assassin to collect on the money even if they manage to kill Donald Trump, so why bother trying?

That is likely the reason why the Department of Justice released the letter to support its motion to keep Ryan Routh in custody, instead of allowing him to be released into his sister’s care on $250,000 bail.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Ryon McCabe agreed, and Ryan Routh remains in custody without bail pending trial. This effectively kills the death bounty on Donald Trump, even if anyone actually believes it’s a genuine offer.

No evidence Ryan Routh has $150,000!

Finally, there is no evidence Ryan Routh actually has $150,000 to pay anyone who assassinates Donald Trump! In fact, Routh is known to be a struggling roofing contractor with a history of writing bad cheques, and not paying his taxes on time.

Ryan Routh has also been repeatedly sued by people who accused him of not paying his bills, and was convicted in March 2010 of multiple counts of possession of stolen goods. Would you trust someone like that to pay you after finishing a job?

Ryan Routh’s lack of wealth has led to suggestions that he is being financed by some nefarious group or person(s). However, no one has offered any evidence that Ryan Routh has $150,000 in cash or in his bank to finance any death bounty on Donald Trump, much less evidence that his money was provided by any nefarious group or person(s).

The lack of credibility in Ryan Routh’s bounty offer is likely why prosecutors publicly released his handwritten letter. While conspiracists may accept such claims without thinking twice, any potential assassin would want to see evidence Routh’s bounty is genuine before they would even consider taking up the job.

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Did police discover but cover up dirty bomb at Trump rally?!

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Did Nassau County police discover but cover up a dirty bomb found at a Trump rally in Long Island?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Police discovered but covered up dirty bomb at Trump rally!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claimed or suggested that the police discovered but covered up a dirty bomb found at a Trump rally in Long Island!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Police Discover Dirty Bomb at New York Trump Rally – Cover Up Exposed

An explosive device was found at Donald Trump’s Long Island rally yesterday by a bomb-detecting dog, as the global elite’s plan to detonate a dirty bomb at a Trump event inches closer to reality.

Now the mainstream media and the Deep State security apparatus are desperately trying to censor and cover up this information, just as they did after the Butler Park, Pennsylvania assassination attempt. Why? Because the evidence is damning and it implicates those at the very top of the globalist hierarchy.

As thousands of MAGA descended upon Long Island today ahead of the evening rally at the Nassau Coliseum, reports emerged of an explosive device found in a car.

Footage from the event shows police caution tape blocking off a road while dozens of Trump supporters make their way to the rally.

According to the Daily Mail, sources in the Nassau County Police Department had allegedly told journalist James Lalino earlier Wednesday that the rally site ‘perimeter was breached and a blue barrel was removed.’

In addition, during the K9 sweep they apparently ‘found an explosive device in one of the vehicles.’
The sources allegedly said the driver ended up running into the woods. Why isn’t this bigger news? Because the media decided to cover up the truth.

The mainstream media began to change the narrative and quotes began emerging from the Nassau County Police Department stating that everything was under control and there was nothing to see here. There is just one problem. That’s not what eyewitnesses are saying.

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Truth : Police did not discover and cover up dirty bomb at Trump rally!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

There was no dirty bomb at the Trump rally

Let me start by pointing out that the police did not locate any dirty bomb – a bomb designed to disperse radioactive material. In fact, there was no report of any dirty bomb being discovered or reported at any Trump rally.

Unsurprisingly, The People’s Voice article did not provide any evidence that a dirty bomb was discovered or planned for the Trump rally on Long Island. Neither did it provide any evidence the police covered up a dirty bomb.

There was only an unverified report of an explosive device

In fact, this controversy appears to be based on an unverified report (archive) by James Lalino on 18 September 2024 that “sources in the Nassau County Police Department” told him that its K9 unit found an explosive device in one of the vehicles, whose driver ran off into the woods:

Sources in the Nassau County Police Department just told me that “the perimeter was breached and a blue barrel was removed” from the area surrounding tonight’s Trump rally site.

Source said “During K9, doing their checks, they found an explosive device in one of the vehicles and that driver ended up running into the woods. No one saw if he had anything on him, they just saw him take off running. A lot of cars are now parking, they’re lining up on Hempstead Turnpike, just parking on the grass. Even over at Eisenhower Park, they’re just parking over there.”

To be clear – there never was any report of a dirty bomb being found at the Trump rally. Even the unverified report only referred to “an explosive device”, not a dirty bomb.

Frankly, if a dirty bomb was ever discovered anywhere in the United States, it would have been major news reported widely all over the world. Yet, no legitimate news outlet has mentioned a dirty bomb being found, because it never happened – it was made up.

Nassau Police + Secret Service called explosive device report “false”

Soon after the unverified report went viral on X (where else?), the Nassau County Police called it “FALSE“, in capitals to boot!

Reports that an explosive device was found at the Nassau Coliseum are FALSE. #NassauCountyPD

A Secret Service spokesperson also confirmed that reports of “explosives” being found in a car at the Trump rally were false.

It was a false report by someone with a dog

Later that same day, Nassau County Commissioner of Police Patrick Ryder explained a person who “may have been training a bomb detection dog” made the false bomb report:

Reports of explosives being found at the site are unfounded. There is a person who is being questioned who may have been training a bomb detection dog near the site.

The individual with the bomb dog falsely reported explosives being found and that individual is currently being detained by police.

In other words – someone with a dog reported finding a bomb or explosives in a car, and it turned out to be a false report. Consequently, that person was detained by the police for questioning.

The photo was digitally-altered

The People’s Voice article and associated video used a cover image which shows a blue-coloured object on the road, presumably to suggest that it was the dirty bomb.

But why on Earth would the dirty bomb be digitally pixellated as if it was a naked person? And why would people be standing around the dirty bomb???

The truth is – that blue object was digitally added to a screenshot from a video clip (example) from the Trump rally in Long Island, and then pixellated so you cannot actually see what it is.

As you can see from the screenshot I took below, there was no blue-coloured object on the road in front of the truck. Why would anyone digitally add and pixelate a blue-coloured object???

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

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Did Nagarjuna Cement mock September 11 attack in viral video?!

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Did an Indian company called Nagarjuna Cement mock the September 11 attack in its controversial advertisement?! Take a look at the viral video, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Nagarjuna Cement mocks September 11 attack in viral video!

People are sharing a video which purportedly shows a controversial advertisement by Nagarjuna Cement mocking the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States.

The viral video shows an airliner flying into a tall building and bouncing off it, instead of exploding. The airplane then reverses and goes around the building, suggesting that the building was simply too hard to take down.

@twicttger : 这水泥很牛逼，飞机✈️头也很硬😂 #fyp #viral #上推荐 #万万没想到 #印度

Translated : his cement is impressive, and the airplane head is also very hard 😂 #fyp #viral #recommended #didn’t expect that #India

Circulating on WhatsApp : India Cement advertisement that upset USA. 🤣

印度水泥广告美国人震怒！

President-Elect Togo : This Indian ad is saying if you used their cement, 9/11 wouldn’t have happened

Remington 870 : Indian commercial showing how strong Indian cement is compared to U.S. that, 9/11 could never happen if built with Indian materials. 9/11 suggest U.S does tofu construction, no other countries building would collapse this easily.

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Truth : Nagarjuna Cement did not create video mock September 11 attack!

This is yet another example of fake news circulating on TikTok, YouTube, and social media platforms, and here are the reasons why…

Nagarjuna Cement did not create that 9/11 attack advertisement

First, let me just point out that Nagarjuna Cement did not create any viral advertisement mocking the September 11 attack on one of the World Trade Center towers.

If that was really the case, it would have been reported widely by media outlets all over the world. Yet, there has been no legitimate news report of any Nagarjuna Cement advertisement mocking the 9/11 attacks.

Nagarjuna Cement refuted claims it created the video

Nagarjuna Cement itself publicly refuted (archive) the claim that it created the video as an advertisement on its account on X (formerly Twitter) on 20 March 2024:

Kind Attn: For the past few days this meme has been circulated on social media platforms.We would like everyone to know that we have nothing to do with this content or the creator and we wish to report the illegal usage of our copyrighted/trademark brand logo and our ad content.

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NagarJuna-fake-cement-advertisement-small.mp4?_=9

Viral video was edited from two video clips

The viral Nagarjuna Cement advertisement mocking the September 11 attack on the Twin Towers was actually created from two separate video clips.

The first 5 seconds was taken from a 3D animation of an airliner bouncing off a World Trade Center tower, with the bonk sound effect, that was created by animator Wraysque and posted on YouTube on 20 February 2024.

When someone mentioned to Wraqsque that the video was being used in the Nagarjuna Cement video, he/she said:

lmao,,, i dont think they ever mentioned my channel on their vid, glad u found my channel, here is a cookie

The second part was taken from the last 13 seconds of an actual Nagarjuna advertisement that was posted on YouTube more than 3 years ago – on 13 May 2021.

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Did Israel kill 1,800 Hezbollah militants with exploding goats?!

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Did Israel just kill 1,800 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon using exploding goats?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Israel kills 1,800 Hezbollah militants with exploding goats!

People are sharing a video which purportedly shows CNN anchor Jake Tapper reporting that Israel just killed 1,800 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon using exploding goats!

Shashank S Tripathi : BREAKING NEWS: First pager then radio and now Goat.
Explosions in #Lebanon reported allegedly caused by Israel , involved of goats rigged with explosives, leading to the deaths and injuries of several #Hezbollah members.

Praveen Kumar : BREAKING NEWS: Mass #Hezbollah Casualties Reported After Goats Explode.

#Mossad is everywhere to eliminate Terrorists around the #lebnan

Kimberly Reich : Shocking! : Mass Hezbollah Casualties Reported After Goats Explode 🇮🇱✡️

Mihir Jha : Is this true? 😮 Rectums of Goats exploding in Lebanon Kill!πg hundreds of Hezbollah fighters – This is a blasphemy act by Israel

Mr. Nationalist : 🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Mass Hezbollah casualties reported after goats explode in Lebanon. Hamas and Hezbollah are in shock now! 😲

Vekho P Ringa : From pagers to walkie-talkies, and now even goats? #Hezbollah situation now 🥸

ValluvaNayanar : BREAKING NEWS: Mass Hezbollah Casualties Reported After Goats Explode.

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Truth : Israel did not kill any Hezbollah militant with exploding goats!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news circulating around the Hezbollah pager + walkie-talkie explosions, and here are the reasons why…

It was a parody video

Soon after news broke that Israel killed dozens of people and injured thousands more using exploding pagers and walkie-talkies used by members of Hezbollah, some people started making memes and joke videos.

The video that people are sharing as “evidence” that Israel killed even more Hezbollah militants using exploding goats is actually a parody video (archive) created by Danny Polishchuk – a comedian with the X account @dannyjokes.

To be clear – Israel did not kill or injure anyone by inserting explosives into the rectums of goats, so that they would explode when someone has sexual relations with the goats. It was a joke.

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Israel-targets-Hezbollah-with-exploding-goats-video.mp4?_=10

Danny Polishchuk used an AI app

He used an AI app (archive) to make the deepfake video of CNN anchor Jake Tapper saying that Israel killed another 1,800 people using exploding goats, before inserting himself into the video as a CNN journalist reporting on the incident.

Funny part about this is the AI app I used wouldn’t let me use Anderson Cooper because he’s a celebrity but didn’t consider Jake Tapper one

Frankly, even if the joke was not readily apparent, the static chyron and clock should be a giveaway that it was not a genuine CNN video.

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Microsoft: Russia behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story!

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Microsoft has confirmed that Russia is responsible for the fake story about Kamala Harris paralysing a 13 year-old girl in a hit-and-run accident! Here is what you need to know…

Fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story : A quick primer!

Earlier this month, a video went viral on social media, showing a young Black woman on a wheelchair claiming that Vice President Kamala Harris left her paralysed in a 2011 hit-and-run accident in San Francisco.

The alleged victim, who was alternatively called Alisha Brown / Alicia Brown, said that she “cannot remain silent anymore“, and lamented that her childhood “ended too soon“.

The video by KBSF-TV showed the shattered windshield of the alleged vehicle used by Kamala Harris in that hit-and-run accident, as well as X-ray images of the alleged victim.

As I covered in my fact check article, the story was fabricated. Kamala Harris was not involved in a hit-and-run accident in 2011 in San Francisco, that left a girl paralysed.

https://www.techarp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Fake-KBSF-TV-Kamala-Harris-car-accident-video-small.mp4?_=11

Microsoft: Russia behind fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story!

On Tuesday, 17 September 2024, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center issued a report identifying Russia as being responsible for the fake story about Kamala Harris paralysing a 13 year-old girl in a hit-and-run accident!

According to its latest threat assessment report, Microsoft said that the fake Kamala Harris hit-and-run story was created by a covert Russian disinformation team known as Storm-1516 (also known as CopyCop).

While some people have suggested that the young Black woman was AI-generated, Microsoft said that Storm-1516 paid an actor to play the part of the alleged victim. The fake story was disseminated through a fake website for a non-existent San Francisco news outlet called KBSF-TV, that was created just a week earlier.

Clint Watts, general manager of the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center said in an ABC News interview that Microsoft has been tracking the use of AI by nation states for more than a year and while foreign actors tried AI initially, many have gone back to basics as they’ve realized AI was “probably more time-consuming and not more effective.”

The Microsoft report also highlighted a second video created and spread by Storm-1516 / CopyCop, which showed two Black men beating up a bloodied white woman at a Donald Trump rally.

Microsoft explained how Russian intelligence actors struggled initially to adapt to President Joe Biden dropping out of the race, but have now started serious attacks to discredit Kamala Harris and stoke controversy around her campaign.

A newer Russian group called Storm-1679 has allegedly pivoted from producing content about the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to publishing false videos designed to discredit Vice President Kamala Harris. One of the videos featured a fake New York City billboard showing false claims about her policies.

Microsoft warned that Russian actors will continue use cyber proxies and hacktivist groups to spread allegedly hacked or leaked materials to undermine confidence in the US Presidential election outcome.

When asked about Russia’s motivation behind these fake videos, Watts said the Russia-aligned groups Microsoft tracks may not necessarily support particular candidates, but they are motivated to undermine anyone who “is supporting Ukraine in their policy.”

Vice President Kamala Harris has publicly vowed to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion if elected as President. On the other hand, Donald Trump has repeatedly refused to say whether he wants Ukraine to win the war, only saying that “I want the war to stop“.

This Microsoft report comes after the Biden Administration seized Kremlin-run websites and charged two Russian state media employees in an alleged scheme to secretly fund a network of right-wing American influencers to influence the 2024 Presidential election.

Ultimately, this is yet another example of political fake news surrounding the upcoming 2024 US Presidential election. Here are some other examples I fact checked recently:

As the 2024 US Presidential election draws close, you can expect more of such fake news and/or fake videos to appear, so be wary and skeptical!

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Did FBI confirm Hunter Biden child rape investigation?!

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Did the FBI just confirm that it is criminally investigating Hunter Biden for child rape crimes?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : FBI confirms Hunter Biden child rape investigation!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claims that the FBI just confirmed that it is criminally investigating Hunter Biden for child rape crimes!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

FBI Confirms Hunter Biden Is Under Investigation for ‘Sickening’ Child Rape Crimes

The FBI are criminally investigating Hunter Biden for an array of ‘sickening’ child rape and pedophilia crimes, according to new information obtained by Kim Dotcom.

Kim Dotcom’s X account was suspended last week after he posted a screenshot from Bidenreport.com – a website that published the contents of Hunter Biden’s ‘laptop from hell.’ Kim was responding to an X post from Joe Biden where he celebrated his involvement in the ‘Violence Against Women Act’. Legislation to protect women against violence.

According to Kim, he posted a screenshot that showed the President’s son strangling a woman during sex. Hunter Biden videotaped himself in the act and stored the video on his laptop. This photo and Bidenreport.com have been in the public domain for several years and have been the source material for a Congressional committee investigation against the Biden crime family.

Kim Dotcom reports: Unbeknownst to me the woman in the screenshot is a child that has been abused by Hunter Biden. At least that’s what X claims. Below is a screenshot of the suspension notice I received from X. It clearly states that my post was a ‘Violation of the Child Sexual Exploitation Policy on X’.

I can tell you from experience that X would not have made the allegation that my post contains ‘Child sexual exploitation’ content unless they are 100% sure. Especially because the content in question was created by the son of the US President. In my mind there are only two scenarios of this happening:

1. There is an active FBI investigation against Hunter Biden for the creation of this ‘Child sexual exploitation’ content. The photos from Hunter Biden’s laptop have been shared numerous times on social media. X would have received a notice from the FBI to cooperate with the investigation and was likely instructed to prevent the content from being shared on X.

2. X has been approached by the White House about my post and was asked to urgently remove it. The only way this could be done is by flagging the content as ‘Child sexual exploitation’ because otherwise the photo in question would not be in breach of X rules and the post could not be removed.

I doubt that Elon Musk would go along with option 2 because he’s a free speech absolutist and no friend of Joe Biden who has been persecuting Elon for offering a free speech platform.

Additionally I have emailed Elon about my suspension and provided him with a copy of my appeal. He usually responds to me. Not this time. Which indicates that option 1 is at play and that he is not legally allowed to comment because of an ongoing FBI investigation.

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Truth : FBI did not confirm Hunter Biden child rape investigation!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

FBI did not confirm child rape investigation of Hunter Biden

Let me start by pointing out that the FBI did not announce or confirm any criminal investigation into alleged child rape crimes by Hunter Biden.

In fact, the entire The People’s Voice article appears to be based on speculation by Kim Dotcom over X flagging his Hunter Biden post as violating its Child Sexual Exploitation Policy.

There is no evidence Hunter Biden ever engaged in child sex, much less triggered an FBI investigation into any child rape. The FBI certainly did not confirm that it is investigating Hunter Biden for child rape.

The girl in the photo isn’t a child

The photo that Kim Dotcom posted, and was flagged by X (formerly known as Twitter) for violating its Child Sexual Exploitation Policy does not show a child. It shows Hunter Biden with his wrist around an adult woman’s neck.

It is one of the many photos that were leaked from Hunter Biden’s laptop, that showed him engaging in sexual acts with different adult females – none of them underaged.

So it is weird to see Kim Dotcom segue into a conspiracy about “an active FBI investigation against Hunter Biden for the creation of this ‘Child sexual exploitation’ content”. There is simply no evidence to suggest that.

That photo is still available online and on X

The photo that Kim Dotcom posted on X, and got flagged violating its Child Sexual Exploitation Policy is still available online on the original Marco Polo website (archive), as well as X itself – example | example | example.

This tells us that there isn’t any attempt by the FBI or even X itself to censor that photo. It is unknown why X flagged the same photo Kim Dotcom posted for violating its Child Sexual Exploitation Policy, when it never did so for other people on X.

It was likely that Kim Dotcom’s post was automatically flagged by some kind of AI monitoring system, which as we all know isn’t very good. Even I had a photo of a friend’s knee once flagged as sexual content. Getting flagged doesn’t mean there’s a conspiracy. It often just means they have a shitty monitoring system in place.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

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Did Israel sabotage B&H batteries to explode Hezbollah pagers?!

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Did Israel sabotage B&H Photo batteries so that pagers used by Hezbollah in Lebanon would explode?! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Israel sabotaged B&H batteries to explode Hezbollah pagers!

Right after news broke that pagers allegedly used by members of Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon, killing and injuring scores of people, there were claims that Israel intercepted a shipment of pager batteries from B&H Photo and inserted Kiska 3 explosives as part of Operation “Below the Belt“.

The Hawk Eye / GoaChronicle : GoaChronicle through its intelligence network has learned that Israeli intelligence successfully intercepted a shipment of pager batteries that had been ordered from B&H Photo. The order was placed from Lebanon. Acting on a confirmed tip, the intelligence agency seized the shipment and covertly modified the batteries. Small, undetectable explosives known as Kiska 3 were inserted into the battery casings and connected to the battery wires via a discreet chip. The pager model was Rugged Pager AR924 IP67. The operation code word was ‘Below the Belt’.

The modified batteries were programmed to heat up and detonate when triggered by the chip. This chip was remotely activated by sending a common message to all targeted pagers simultaneously, causing the explosions. This operation demonstrates a precise and strategic use of technology, further highlighting Israel’s sophisticated capabilities in cyber and intelligence warfare.

Defense News of INDIA : MOSSAD successfully intercepted a shipment of pager that had been ordered from B&H Photo. The order was placed from Lebanon. Acting on a confirmed tip, the intelligence agency seized the shipment and covertly modified the batteries. Small, undetectable explosives known as KISKA-3 were inserted into the battery casings and connected to the battery wires via a discreet chip. The pager model was Apollo Gold Rugged Pager AR924 IP67. The operation code word was ‘Below the Belt’.

Truth : Israel did not sabotage B&H batteries to explode Hezbollah pagers!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news circulating around the Hezbollah pager attack, and here are the reasons why…

B&H Photo claim was satire

It appears that stories about Hezbollah purchases pager batteries from B&H Photo appear to be based on satire posted by Dovi Safier on 17 September 2024.

Safier deleted his satirical post after it was picked up and posted as legitimate, but thanks to a cached X post on Google, we have a fragment of his post:

When @bhphoto received a large order from Lebanon, they tipped off the Mossad’s Eli Kopter, who planted the undetectable Kishka 3 explosive …

Frankly, even that short post fragment has two obvious jokes that screamed satire. It is truly hilarious that any serious media outlet / analyst would fall for such jokes.

Eli Kopter = Helicopter

Eli Kopter / Eli Copter (Eli Cobter in Arabic) is a play on the Hebrew word for helicopter. It went viral as an Israeli joke about Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crash in May 2024.

Even French-Israeli TV presenter Daniel Haik fell for it, quoting a Telegram channel in saying that, “The pilot pilot was a Mossad agent with the name ‘Eli Copter’, it’s not currently clear whether this is true or not, but that’s the rumour going around.”

Kishka is a type of sausage

There is no undetectable explosive known as Kishka-3 or Kishka 3. It appears to be a joke based on kishka – a traditional Jewish Ashkenazi food.

Kishka or kishke is a type of sausage filled with meat and grain or potato. In Jewish cuisine, it’s also known as stuffed derma, and traditionally made from flour or matzo meal, schmaltz and spices.

Below the Belt is an unlikely name for a Mossad operation

While not mentioned in the fragment, it appears that Dovi Safier joked that the name for the Mossad operation was called “Below the Belt“.

Dovi Safier called his post a “parody”

Dovi Safier also explained that his post was a “parody“, and “not meant seriously“. He also stated that he was shocked that any news outlet would run it as fact.

Earlier I deleted a satirical post mentioning B&H photo. This was parody and not meant seriously. I’m shocked that any news outlet would run it as fact, but apparently in 2024, the idea of fact-checking is dead. Thank You.

B&H Photo denies selling Hezbollah pager batteries

There is also no evidence that Hezbollah ordered those pagers, or their batteries, from B&H Photo. In fact, GoaChronicle updated its article clarifying that B&H Photo denied supplying the batteries for those pagers:

In a phone call to GoaChronicle and an email by B&H Photo post the release of the article. A representative of the PR firm of the company has informed us that they have not supplied the batteries for the pager.

B&H Photo does not sell pager batteries

Even though B&H Photo has stated that it did not sell the pager batteries to Hezbollah, it is likely that some people will still believe that they are lying, or in on the conspiracy too.

Anyone who bothers to check B&H Photo will quickly realise that it does not sell any pager battery. In fact, B&H Photo only sells lithium-ion battery for cameras, camcorders, notebooks and laptops.

The only rechargeable batteries available on its website are standard Ni-MH batteries in the AAA, AA, C, and D sizes. It also sells non-rechargeable alkaline and lithium batteries in the AAA size. However, none of them are used in the pagers used by Hezbollah.

B&H Photo does not sell pagers either

In addition, claims that Hezbollah ordered those pagers from B&H Photo also appears to be false – B&H Photo does not sell any pager at all! So it will be quite impossible for Hezbollah to order any pager from B&H Photo.

Hezbollah pagers were mostly Gold Apollo AR924

According to The New York Times, Israel intercepted and tampered with a new batch of Apollo Gold pages that were being shipped to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Most of the pagers were the Rugged Pager AR924 model (archive), but three other Gold Apollo models were also part of the same shipment.

Gold Apollo founder and chairperson Hsu Ching-kuang explained to reporters on Wednesday, 18 September 2024, that the Gold Apollo AR924 model was actually manufactured under licence by its European distributor – B.A.C. Consulting, which is based in Budapest, Hungary.

Explosives were planted next to the battery

The Rugged Pager AR924 lasts for up to 85 days using a replaceable lithium-ion battery. However, video footage of the explosions suggest that an explosive was used, and it was not just the battery.

According to The New York Times, the explosive material was not hidden in the pager battery. Rather, the explosive was implanted next to the battery in each pager, together with a switch that could be triggered remotely to detonate the explosive.

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Japanese study calls for global ban of COVID-vaccinated blood?!

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Is a Japanese study calling for a global ban of COVID-vaccinated blood donations and transfusions?! Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!

Claim : Japanese study calls for global ban of COVID-vaccinated blood!

People are sharing an article (archive) by The People’s Voice (formerly NewsPunch), which claims that a Japanese study is calling for a global ban of COVID-vaccinated blood donations and transfusions!

Here is an excerpt of the (intentionally?) rambling and confusing article. Feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!

Japanese Study Calls for Global Ban on ‘Contaminated’ Blood Donations from COVID-Vaccinated Individuals

A major Japanese study has called or a global ban on blood donations from Covid-vaccinated individuals to “prevent further expansion of blood contamination” in the blood supply.

In the preprint study “Concerns regarding Transfusions of Blood Products Derived from Genetic Vaccine Recipients and Proposals for Specific Measures,” the researchers cite injuries caused by genetic vaccinations to urge regulators to ban Covid-vaccinated people donating blood due to the risks involved.

“The health injuries caused by genetic vaccination are already extremely serious, and it is high time that countries and relevant organizations take concrete steps together to identify the risks and to control and resolve them,” they said.

Table 1 of the paper summarizes the six major concerns identified by the researchers with the use of blood products derived from gene vaccine recipients.

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Truth : Japanese study did not call for global ban of COVID-vaccinated blood!

This appears to be yet another example of fake news created / promoted by The People’s Voice, and here are the reasons why…

Japanese study did not call for global ban of COVID-vaccinated blood

Let me start by pointing out that the Japanese study in question did not call for a global ban of COVID-19 vaccinated blood. In fact, the word “ban” does not appear even once in the entire paper!

You can download and read the paper by Ueda et. al. called Concerns regarding Transfusions of Blood Products Derived from Genetic Vaccine Recipients and Proposals for Specific Measures here – PDF.

It’s a pre-print article that was not peer-reviewed

I should also point out that the Japanese study is a pre-print that has not been peer-reviewed – the first step in any scientific review process!

In other words – no one should draw any conclusion from this paper, when it has not even passed pre-publication peer review, never mind post-publication verification and criticism by other scientists.

It was a narrative review paper

The Ueda et. al. paper was also a “narrative review” or a “literature review”, which basically offers an overview of existing research, and its quality would be highly dependent on the research papers it features.

Unfortunately, it appears to feature even debunked articles like the infamous Spikeopathy paper by Peter Parry et. al., and the equally infamous AESI paper by Joseph Fraiman et. al., as well as papers by Stephanie Seneff and Peter McCullough, amongst other controversial people.

Paper does not prove vaccinated blood is dangerous

As far as I can tell – the paper provided no actual evidence that vaccinated blood is dangerous, especially when it relies on debunked articles (example | example). Even its title suggests that it is only listing “concerns” and not actual “proof”.

The article’s emphasis on the spike protein appears to ignore the fact that vaccine spike proteins are created on cell surfaces and vaccines do not multiply, while COVID-19 infections produce far more spike proteins because the virus multiplies, and those viral particles (and their spike proteins) can freely travel in the blood!

In addition – the spike protein isn’t exclusive to COVID-19, and is a feature of all coronaviruses, including that that cause the common flu! If such spike proteins are toxic, then practically blood from every human being (who has ever had the common flu or other coronavirus infections) would be toxic.

Red Cross says vaccinated blood is safe for transfusion

After recent claims that blood donors were being rejected or deferred because they were COVID-vaccinated, the American Red Cross responded that it follows FDA regulations and protocols, and that vaccinated blood are safe for transfusions.

Donations from those who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 are safe for transfusion. Similar to other vaccines such as measles, mumps or influenza, the COVID-19 vaccine is designed to generate an immune response to help protect an individual from illness. The vaccine components themselves are not found within the blood stream.

Blood of vaccinated people is safe for transfusion

It isn’t just the Red Cross that claims that the blood of COVID-19 vaccinated people are safe for transfusions. Other organisations like the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies and America’s Blood Centers issued a joint statement with the American Red Cross on this very issue:

Amid ongoing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccinations and blood donation, America’s Blood Centers, the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), and the American Red Cross reiterate the safety of America’s blood supply and assure the public that vaccines do not pose a risk to patients receiving blood transfusions.

Blood donations from individuals who have received a COVID-19 vaccine approved or authorized for use in the U.S. are safe for transfusion. Similar to other vaccines such as those for measles, mumps or influenza, COVID-19 vaccines are designed to generate an immune response to help protect an individual from illness, but vaccine components themselves do not replicate through blood transfusions or alter a blood recipients’ DNA.

In summary, there is no scientific evidence that demonstrates adverse outcomes from the transfusions of blood products collected from vaccinated donors and, therefore, no medical reason to distinguish or separate blood donations from individuals who have received a COVID-19 vaccination.

On multiple occasions, the Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that there is no evidence to support concerns related to the safety of blood donated by vaccinated individuals.

All Americans, including both blood donors and blood recipients, should feel confident that receiving a blood transfusion is safe. COVID-19 vaccines do not replicate, and all blood donations offer the same life-saving therapeutic benefits, regardless of the vaccination status of the donor.

The People’s Voice is known for fake news

The People’s Voice is the current name for NewsPunch, which possibly changed its name because its brand has been so thoroughly discredited after posting numerous shocking but fake stories.

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