The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) denies running a troll farm to corrupt or manipulate public discourse!
Here is what you need to know!
Meta Accuses Malaysia Police Of Running Political Troll Farm!
On 4 August 2022, Meta directly named the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) as being responsible for a troll farm designed to “corrupt or manipulate public discourse“.
Here were the key findings that the Meta team revealed about the individuals behind the PDRM troll farm :
They were active on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
They posted memes in Malay, in support of the current government coalition
They posted claims of corruption amongst the current government coalition’s critics
They created Facebook Pages that posed as independent news entities, and promoted police while criticising the opposition.
Their posting activity were greatest during weekdays, taking breaks for lunch.
Their fake accounts were under-developed, and some of them used stolen profile photos.
The troll farm was initially suspected to have originated in China by researchers at Clemson University in South Caroline. But when the Meta team investigated it, they found links to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).
The Meta team also revealed that the PDRM troll farm spent about $6,000 (~RM26,750) in Facebook and Instagram ads, paid for primarily in Malaysian Ringgit.
They also shared how successful the PDRM troll farm was in garnering followers on Facebook and Instagram :
Facebook Pages : About 427,000 accounts
Facebook Groups : About 4,000 accounts
Instagram Accounts : About 15,000 accounts
As a result of their investigation, Meta removed 595 Facebook accounts, 180 Pages, 11 Groups and 72 Instagram accounts that were linked to this PDRM troll farm, for violating their police against “coordinated inauthentic behavior“.
What Is Inauthentic Behavior?
Inauthentic behaviour (IB) as an effort to mislead people or Facebook about about the popularity of content, the purpose of a community (i.e. Groups, Pages, Events) or the identity of the people behind it. It is primarily centered around amplifying and increasing the distribution of content, and is often (but not exclusively) financially motivated.
IB operators typically focus on quantity rather than the quality of engagement. For example, they may use large numbers of low-sophistication fake accounts to mass-post or like their content — be it commercial, social or political. They often use tactics similar to other large-scale online activities, like spam.
This behavior pattern distinguishes IB from Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) where operators invest in mimicking human social activity as closely as possible.
PDRM Denies Meta Accusations Of Running Political Troll Farm!
On 6 August 2022, PDRM issued a short notice (with my English translation) stating that it takes Meta’s allegations seriously, denies them, and is currently gathering information about those allegations.
Penafian PDRM Atas Dakwaan Syarikat Meta Platforms Incorporated
Police Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) memandang serius laporan pihak syarikat Meta Platforms Incorporated yang mendakwa terdapat akaun-akaun palsu di media sosial yang “mempunyai hubungan dengan PDRM”.
PDRM menafikan dakwaan tersebut dan sedang mengampul maklumat lanjut mengenainya.
PDRM Denies Allegations By Meta Platforms Incorporated
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is taking seriously the report by Meta Platforms Incorporated which claimed that there are fake social media account “with ties to PDRM”.
PDRM denies these allegations and is gathering more information about it.
PDRM Troll Farm : Is That Even Legal?!
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) enforces the laws of the country, including the Internet. In fact, they have a Cyber & Multimedia Criminal Investigation Unit under the Commercial Crime Investigation Department.
The PDRM works together with the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) to tackle cybersecurity threats, and these would include malicious influence campaigns.
All the more reason why it is both perplexing and troubling that Malaysia’s national police force has been linked to a troll farm designed to promote the current government coalition, while denigrating the opposition.
These are specifically the cybercrimes that NACSA should be looking out for, and the PDRM should be assisting them in arresting anyone in Malaysia who participated in such activities.
The PDRM will no doubt be under tremendous pressure to explain / refute Meta’s allegations.
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Meta accused the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) of running a troll farm to corrupt or manipulate public discourse!
Here is what you need to know!
Meta Accuses PDRM Of Running Political Troll Farm!
On 4 August 2022, Meta issued the Adversarial Threat Report for the Second Quarter of 2022. In that report, they directly named the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) as being responsible for a troll farm designed to “corrupt or manipulate public discourse“.
Here were the key findings that the Meta team revealed about the individuals behind the PDRM troll farm :
They were active on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
They posted memes in Malay, in support of the current government coalition
They posted claims of corruption amongst the current government coalition’s critics
They created Facebook Pages that posed as independent news entities, and promoted police while criticising the opposition.
Their posting activity were greatest during weekdays, taking breaks for lunch.
Their fake accounts were under-developed, and some of them used stolen profile photos.
The troll farm was initially suspected to have originated in China by researchers at Clemson University in South Caroline. But when the Meta team investigated it, they found links to the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).
The Meta team also revealed that the PDRM troll farm spent about $6,000 (~RM26,750) in Facebook and Instagram ads, paid for primarily in Malaysian Ringgit.
They also shared how successful the PDRM troll farm was in garnering followers on Facebook and Instagram :
Facebook Pages : About 427,000 accounts
Facebook Groups : About 4,000 accounts
Instagram Accounts : About 15,000 accounts
As a result of their investigation, Meta removed 595 Facebook accounts, 180 Pages, 11 Groups and 72 Instagram accounts that were linked to this PDRM troll farm, for violating their police against “coordinated inauthentic behavior“.
What Is Inauthentic Behavior?
Inauthentic behaviour (IB) as an effort to mislead people or Facebook about about the popularity of content, the purpose of a community (i.e. Groups, Pages, Events) or the identity of the people behind it. It is primarily centered around amplifying and increasing the distribution of content, and is often (but not exclusively) financially motivated.
IB operators typically focus on quantity rather than the quality of engagement. For example, they may use large numbers of low-sophistication fake accounts to mass-post or like their content — be it commercial, social or political. They often use tactics similar to other large-scale online activities, like spam.
This behavior pattern distinguishes IB from Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior (CIB) where operators invest in mimicking human social activity as closely as possible.
PDRM Denies Meta Accusations Of Running Political Troll Farm!
On 6 August 2022, PDRM issued a short notice (with my English translation) stating that it takes Meta’s allegations seriously, denies them, and is currently gathering information about those allegations.
Penafian PDRM Atas Dakwaan Syarikat Meta Platforms Incorporated
Police Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) memandang serius laporan pihak syarikat Meta Platforms Incorporated yang mendakwa terdapat akaun-akaun palsu di media sosial yang “mempunyai hubungan dengan PDRM”.
PDRM menafikan dakwaan tersebut dan sedang mengampul maklumat lanjut mengenainya.
PDRM Denies Allegations By Meta Platforms Incorporated
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is taking seriously the report by Meta Platforms Incorporated which claimed that there are fake social media account “with ties to PDRM”.
PDRM denies these allegations and is gathering more information about it.
PDRM Troll Farm : Is That Even Legal?!
The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) enforces the laws of the country, including the Internet. In fact, they have a Cyber & Multimedia Criminal Investigation Unit under the Commercial Crime Investigation Department.
The PDRM works together with the National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) to tackle cybersecurity threats, and these would include malicious influence campaigns.
All the more reason why it is both perplexing and troubling that Malaysia’s national police force has been linked to a troll farm designed to promote the current government coalition, while denigrating the opposition.
These are specifically the cybercrimes that NACSA should be looking out for, and the PDRM should be assisting them in arresting anyone in Malaysia who participated in such activities.
The PDRM will no doubt be under tremendous pressure to explain / refute Meta’s allegations.
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He continues to devote countless hours every day writing about tech, medicine and science, in his pursuit of facts in a post-truth world.
Did US meat inspectors find human meat in several McDonald’s factories across the United States?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Human Meat Found In McDonald’s Factories!
People are sharing a video which purportedly shows meat inspectors discovering human meat in McDonald’s factories across the United States.
Here is a transcript of the video :
Oklahoma City – first, horse meat, then the mysterious “pink slime”. Now, human meat?
A shocking discovery has been made in an Oklahoma City McDonald’s meat factory and other McDonald’s meat factories nationwide.
Meat inspectors reportedly found, what appeared to be, human meat stored in the meat factory freezers of an Oklahoma City meat factory, and human meat already in trucks right outside the factory ready to be shipped to McDonald’s restaurants.
Health inspectors immediately demanded inspection in various McDonald’s meat factories across the country, and horrifyingly found human meat in about 90% of the factories inspected thus far.
The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has seized McDonald’s production and shipping, and will call for more meat factory inspections, and restaurant inspections.
The FBI is also investigating the factories. FBI agent Lloyd Harrison told Huzler reporters “The worst part is that it’s not only human meat, it’s child meat. The body parts that were found across the US factories were deemed too small to be adult body parts.”
The situation brings up many unanswered questions. How long have they been using human meat? Where did they get the children from? Were they already dead when brought into factories?
Investigators and inspectors are currently being deployed for intensive investigations all around the US. Here is another clip, when earlier McDonalds was caught!
Truth : No Human Meat Was Ever Found In McDonald’s Factories!
This is another example of FAKE NEWS circulating on social media and WhatsApp groups, and here are the reasons why….
Fact #1 : No Human Meat Was Ever Found In McDonald’s Factories
Let me be very clear – no human meat was ever found in McDonald’s factories or restaurants.
If this actually happened, it would have been worldwide news, and McDonald’s would have been shut down for good. Many McDonald’s executives and their suppliers would also face criminal charges.
Yet, there has been ZERO mention of this on any legitimate news website. There is also no mention of such an incredible find in any USDA or FBI press releases.
Needless to say, McDonald’s factories and restaurants continue to operate normally. That’s because this never happened. No human meat was ever found in McDonald’s factories or restaurants.
Fact #2 : Human Meat Patty Picture Was From Resident Evil 6 Promo!
The pictures of “human meat” used in the fake video was misappropriated from a Resident Evil 6 promo in London.
Back in September 2012, Capcom created a pop-up butchery called Wesker & Son (Wholesale Meats) in Smithfield Meat Market.
Once at the butchery, members of the public will be invited to sample and purchase a dizzying array of edible human limbs including hands, feet and a human head, which will be available to buy directly from the shop. As well as these specially created products, gamers will be able to buy ‘Peppered Human & Lemon Sausages’ and ‘J’avo Caught Human Thigh Steaks’ along with some specially made pots of Red Herb and Green Herb.
All proceeds from the sale of the meat will be donated to the Limbless Association, which provides information and support to the limb-loss community.
Fact #2 : Story Was Created By A Fake News Website
This fake story created by a content aggregation (copy and paste) website called Huzlers, that also creates fake stories to go viral.
The Huzlers article was written by Pablo Reyes Jr, and published on April 7, 2014 – more than 8 years ago!
To give their fake story a “veneer of satire”, they added a tagline below the writer’s name – “Believe half of what you see and nothing you read online“.
The truth is – they intentionally created the fake story to trigger you into sharing their article, so they can go viral and make money from the increased page views.
Fact #3 : McDonald’s Sells Billions Of Burgers Every Year
Let me just point out that McDonald’s sells over a billion pounds of meat every year, just in the United States. That means their suppliers have to slaughter thousands of cows every day to keep up with the demand.
Children are much smaller than cows. Those suppliers would need to slaughter tens of thousands of children a day to replace the cows. Does that really make sense to you?
The American continent would run out of children to slaughter within a year! And how does killing children for burgers make economic sense, never mind common sense?
Fact #4 : Pink Slime No Longer Used In McDonald’s Food
The fake story and video used a picture of pink slime, claiming that it was also used in McDonald’s foods.
That’s also false, because by the time the fake story was written (in 2014), McDonald’s stopped using “pink slime”, which is really Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB).
Q : Have you ever used so-called ‘pink slime’ in your burgers?
A : Yes, we used Lean Finely Textured Beef between 2004 and 2011. We do not use this today.
Despite its gross sounding name and look, LFTB is simply beef that has been separated from the fat in beef trimmings. LFTB technology recovers meat that would otherwise be wasted and thrown away.
Think of LFTB as low-fat beef paste. Regular ground beef consists of about 30% fat, while LFTB only has about 5% fat.
Fact #5 : Pink Slime Picture Not From McDonald’s Factory
The picture used in the fake story and video isn’t from a McDonald’s factory. However, it should be pointed out that LFTB looks like that – pink-coloured paste.
The pink colour comes from the ammonia hydroxide – an antimicrobial agent used to treat LFTB and prevent bacterial growth.
Fact #5 : Ammonia In LFTB Isn’t Toxic
Even though McDonald’s no longer uses “pink slime” in their burgers, I should point out that the amount of ammonia used in LFTB isn’t dangerous.
The amount of ammonia present in Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB) is actually comparable to ammonia levels present in existing foods :
Food
Ammonia Level
American Cheese
813 ppm
Unblended LFTB
400-500 ppm
Ketchup
411 ppm
Onions
342 ppm
Blended Beef Patty
with 15% LFTB
200 ppm
Ground Beef
101 ppm
Everything published by Huzlers should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Was Bill Gates just arrested by the German military on INTERPOL orders?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Vancouver Times : Bill Gates Was Just Arrested By German Military!
Vancouver Times just scored another “scoop”, claiming that the German military just arrested Microsoft billionaire founder, Bill Gates, on INTERPOL orders!
It’s a long post, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Bill Gates Arrested By German Military, Faces Death Penalty
Bill Gates, billionaire and founder of Microsoft, has been arrested at one of his residences in Germany by the military on orders of Interpol. He is facing charges for crimes against humanity and genocide. Gates is facing a slew of additional charges due to what was found in his secret hideout.
Interpol has begun cracking down on the architects of the “plandemic,” a plan by shady globalists to orchestrate a fake pandemic, and use it as an excuse to impose communism, steal people’s liberties, then kill the disobedient ones.
Two underage girls were found in Gates’ lair, both bound in handcuffs, with bruises on their bodies. Due to their age, their identities will remain private. Gates is facing additional charges for human trafficking, forcible confinement, possession of marijuana and ecstasy, as well as possession of child pornography.
1,000s of images of underage girls and boys were found on Gates’ computers. He faces charges in both Germany and Holland.
Tedros, director of the WHO, was arrested earlier this week for similar crimes. He was taken to Holland to answer to his charges, but is currently out on bail.
He is expected to plead not guilty and has hired a team of experienced lawyers. Experts expect Tedros to be acquitted on all charges, despite reports there is extensive evidence of his guilt.
Klaus Schwab and Justin Trudeau are also wanted by Interpol for their involvement in the scheme. All parties face the death penalty, and possibly hanging, if convicted.
They are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The media has failed to report on their arrests, which is common with these types of cases.
The mainstream media and big tech want to hide the truth. Beat them at their own game by sharing this article!
Truth : Bill Gates Was NOT Arrested By German Military!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vancouver Times to generate page views and money from gullible people.
Fact #1 : Vancouver Times Is A Fake News Website
Vancouver Times is a “content aggregator” (copy and paste) website that is known for creating fake news to generate more page views and money.
To look legitimate, they copy and paste news from legitimate news organisations. To drive traffic, they create fake news, sometimes masked as “satire”.
To give themselves a veneer of deniability, they label themselves as a “satire website” in their About Us section.
Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives.
Here are some of their fake news that we debunked :
Fact #3 : German Military Would Not Be Arresting Civilians
The German military would not be the ones arresting civilians like Bill Gates, even if he was in Germany. It would have been the German Federal Police – the Bundespolizei.
The Bundeswehr is meant to defend Germany against external threats, not conduct police activities like arrest civilians.
Fact #4 : Interpol Did Not Issue Arrest Warrant For Bill Gates
Just in case you are wondering, INTERPOL did not even issue any arrest warrant for Bill Gates.
To convince you that it’s genuine, Vancouver Times linked “international arrest warrants” to the INTERPOL news page, but it was just subterfuge – there was no announcement about Bill Gates.
Fact #5 : INTERPOL Has No Jurisdiction In Any Country
INTERPOL is an international organisation that facilitates police cooperation between different countries.
It acts as a liaison between police organisations, and does NOT have any jurisdiction in any country.
INTERPOL does NOT the power to arrest or charge anyone of any crime in any country around the world.
Investigation, arrest and prosecution of any crime is conducted by the individual country’s police force, not INTERPOL.
Fact #6 : There Is No Death Penalty In Germany / Netherlands
Even if Bill Gates was arrested and charged with crimes against humanity and genocide in Germany, or The Hague in the Netherlands, he would not face capital punishment.
The death penalty was abolished in West Germany in 1949, and East Germany in 1987.
The Netherlands abolished the death penalty completely in 1983, with all references removed from Dutch law in 1991.
Regardless of whatever charge he may face in Germany or The Hague, there is no risk of death upon conviction. That was just bullshit made up by Vancouver Times.
Fact #7 : Bill Gates Was Only Arrested In 1977
Interestingly, Bill Gates was once arrested in 1977, for driving his Porsche far above the speed limit in New Mexico.
His mugshot went viral at that time, even though there was no social media back then. Quite a feat!
Fact #8 : Bill Gates Had No Role In Creating COVID-19 Vaccines
Bill Gates has NO ROLE in the creation of COVID-19 vaccines, which were created by different scientific teams all over the world – from the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States to Russia, China and India.
COVID-19 vaccines underwent massive clinical trials, and were only approved after they were proven to be safe and effective.
In addition, they were constantly monitored after they received their approvals, which picked up rare side effects after they were administered to billions of people.
Anti-vaccination activists have often claimed that those who received the vaccine would die. Yet, the opposite was true – the vaccines are not only safe, they are effective in protecting people from getting hospitalised or dying from COVID-19.
Even prominent antivaxxer Steve Kirsch is healthy and well, despite being fully-vaccinated against COVID-19!
Fact #10 : There Is No Plandemic
To bait anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake story, Vancouver Times used their favourite term – plandemic.
There is no such thing as a plandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic was not part of some nefarious scheme to bankrupt the world to bring the West under communism.
More than 2.5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the world isn’t bankrupt, and the West is no closer to becoming communist.
Fact #11 : There Is No Such Thing As A Publication Ban
Vancouver Times likes to use the “media blackout” claim, to explain why you can’t find any reputable media outlet reporting on INTERPOL issuing arrest warrants against Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau or Klaus Schwab.
That’s utter and complete bullshit. No one – not a judge, not even the American, Canadian, Swiss and Dutch governments – can control the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about their arrest warrants.
You can also be sure that even if the mainstream media refused to run the story, it would have been reported by many other websites and bloggers.
Yet, not a single blogger or online website published their account of this incredible story? That’s because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #12 : Mainstream Media + Big Tech Would Have Loved The Hype
Vancouver Times is gaslighting you about how mainstream media and Big Tech want to hide the “truth” about INTERPOL’s arrest warrants against Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau and Klaus Schwab.
They would all loved such shocking news, because it would have driven tons of traffic and engagement to their websites / platforms.
In fact, that was precisely why Vancouver Times created the fake story – to drive traffic, for the ad money.
Everything that Vancouver Times publishes should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Did Interpol just issue arrest warrants for Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau and Klaus Schwab?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Interpol Ordered Arrest Of Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau, Klaus Schwab!
Vancouver Times just posted a story claiming that Interpol has issued arrest warrants for Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau and Klaus Schwab for crimes against humanity, and genocide!
It’s a long post, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Arrest warrants issued for Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab
Interpol has issued arrest warrants for several people involved in the “plandemic.”
Justin Trudeau, Bill Gates, and Klaus Schwab all face international arrest warrants for crimes against humanity and genocide. If convicted, they could face the death penalty.
The director of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was arrested by Interpol earlier this week, and is currently in jail awaiting trial in the Netherlands for similar crimes.
Klaus Schwab and Bill Gates are accused of concocting a scheme to murder a significant part of the world’s population by bribing world leaders to push dangerous, untested vaccines.
Justin Trudeau is accused of accepting kickbacks in exchange for promoting the deadly vaccine to Canadians. More charges are expected to be filed against other world leaders, including Joe Biden.
Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms have resorted to mass censorship to bury the story of the arrest of Tedros, as well as the arrest warrants issued for Gates, Schwab, and Trudeau.
All parties charged with crimes against humanity and genocide face capital punishment if convicted, which could involve death by hanging or the firing squad.
The mainstream media and big tech want to hide the truth. Beat them at their own game by sharing this article!
Truth : Interpol Did Not Order Arrest Of Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau Or Klaus Schwab!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vancouver Times to generate page views and money from gullible people.
Fact #1 : Vancouver Times Is A Fake News Website
Vancouver Times is a “content aggregator” (copy and paste) website that is known for creating fake news to generate more page views and money.
To look legitimate, they copy and paste news from legitimate news organisations. To drive traffic, they create fake news, sometimes masked as “satire”.
To give themselves a veneer of deniability, they label themselves as a “satire website” in their About Us section.
Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives.
Here are some of their fake news that we debunked :
Fact #2 : Interpol Did Not Issue Arrest Warrants For Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau, Klaus Schwab
Just in case you are wondering, INTERPOL did not even issue any arrest warrant for Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau or Klaus Schwab.
To convince you that it’s genuine, Vancouver Times linked “international arrest warrants” to the INTERPOL news page.
But if you check the INTERPOL news page, you will realise that they did not announce the “international arrest warrants” for Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau or Klaus Schwab.
Fact #3 : INTERPOL Has No Jurisdiction In Any Country
INTERPOL is an international organisation that facilitates police cooperation between different countries.
It acts as a liaison between police organisations, and does NOT have any jurisdiction in any country.
INTERPOL does NOT the power to arrest or charge anyone of any crime in any country around the world.
Investigation, arrest and prosecution of any crime is conducted by the individual country’s police force, not INTERPOL.
Fact #4 : There Is No Death Penalty In The Netherlands
Even if all three of them were arrested and charged with crimes against humanity and genocide at The Hague in the Netherlands, they would not face capital punishment.
The Netherlands abolished the death penalty completely in 1983, with all references removed from Dutch law in 1991.
Regardless of whatever charge anyone may face at The Hague, there is no risk of death by hanging or firing squad upon conviction. That was just bullshit made up by Vancouver Times.
Fact #5 : Bill Gates + Klaus Schwab Were “Arrested” Before
To bait conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake news, Vancouver Times falsely claimed that both Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab were arrested.
They were both falsely claimed to have been arrested last year, by the infamous Conservative Beaver – a fake news website like Vancouver Times.
There are so many similarities between Conservative Beaver and Vancouver Times that it is possible that they were created by the same people.
Fact #6 : Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Was Not Arrested For Genocide
Vancouver Times made up the fake story that INTERPOL arrested Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus for crimes against humanity.
That never happened. They only created that story to drive traffic to their website, which must not be doing well despite their prolific copying and pasting of other people’s articles.
COVID-19 vaccines underwent massive clinical trials, and were only approved after they were proven to be safe and effective.
In addition, they were constantly monitored after they received their approvals, which picked up rare side effects after they were administered to billions of people.
Anti-vaccination activists have often claimed that those who received the vaccine would die. Yet, the opposite was true – the vaccines are not only safe, they are effective in protecting people from getting hospitalised or dying from COVID-19.
Even prominent antivaxxer Steve Kirsch is healthy and well, despite being fully-vaccinated against COVID-19!
Fact #8 : There Is No Plandemic
To bait anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake story, Vancouver Times used their favourite term – plandemic.
There is no such thing as a plandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic was not part of some nefarious scheme to bankrupt the world to bring the West under communism.
More than 2.5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the world isn’t bankrupt, and the West is no closer to becoming communist.
Fact #9 : There Is No Such Thing As A Publication Ban
Vancouver Times likes to use the “media blackout” claim, to explain why you can’t find any reputable media outlet reporting on INTERPOL issuing arrest warrants against Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau or Klaus Schwab.
That’s utter and complete bullshit. No one – not a judge, not even the American, Canadian, Swiss and Dutch governments – can control the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about their arrest warrants.
You can also be sure that even if the mainstream media refused to run the story, it would have been reported by many other websites and bloggers.
Yet, not a single blogger or online website published their account of this incredible story? That’s because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #10 : Mainstream Media + Big Tech Would Have Loved The Hype
Vancouver Times is gaslighting you about how mainstream media and Big Tech want to hide the “truth” about INTERPOL’s arrest warrants against Bill Gates, Justin Trudeau and Klaus Schwab.
They would all loved such shocking news, because it would have driven tons of traffic and engagement to their websites / platforms.
In fact, that was precisely why Vancouver Times created the fake story – to drive traffic, for the ad money.
Everything that Vancouver Times publishes should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Is Interpol investigating Bill Gates for crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit murder?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Interpol Is Investigating Bill Gates For Murder!
Vancouver Times followed up with their Dr. Tedros arrest story, with a story claiming that Interpol is now investigating Bill Gates for crimes against humanity, and conspiracy to commit murder!
It’s a long post, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Bill Gates, billionaire founder of Microsoft, is under investigation for conspiracy to commit murder and crimes against humanity, according to several sources at Interpol. Gates may be sentenced to hanging if he is charged and convicted.
Gates is being investigated by Interpol by conspiring with Klaus Schwab to murder a large part of the world’s population with deadly, untested vaccines. He is also accused of manufacturing a pandemic to bankrupt the world, and bring Western countries closer to communism.
Gates has previously come under fire for his public statements on population control. He was known to spend a lot of time with Jeffrey Epstein and has been credibly accused of being a pedophile.
Interpol has confirmed with the Vancouver Times it investigating Justin Trudeau and Klaus Schwab for similar crimes. Klaus Schwab is accused of instructing Trudeau to murder Canadians with dangerous, untested vaccines. Trudeau is accused of being provided with kickbacks, fancy vacations, and access to underage Ukrainian girls in exchange for his co-operation.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is currently in prison in Holland, awaiting his trial for crimes against humanity and genocide. He faces the death penalty if convicted. Tedros is in the process of hiring a team of lawyers to defend his case. The mainstream media has been quiet on the matter, likely due to Gates and Schwab controlling most of it.
All parties are considered innocent until proven guilty.
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Truth : Interpol Is Not Investigating Bill Gates For Murder!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vancouver Times to generate page views and money from gullible people.
Fact #1 : Vancouver Times Is A Fake News Website
Vancouver Times is a “content aggregator” (copy and paste) website that is known for creating fake news to generate more page views and money.
To look legitimate, they copy and paste news from legitimate news organisations. To drive traffic, they create fake news, sometimes masked as “satire”.
To give themselves a veneer of deniability, they label themselves as a “satire website” in their About Us section.
Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives.
Here are some of their fake news that we debunked :
Fact #2 : Interpol Is Not Investigating Bill Gates
Just in case you are wondering, INTERPOL is not investigating Klaus Schwab. And no, Vancouver Times did not score an exclusive interview with INTERPOL agents.
INTERPOL would never discuss an active case with the media, and certainly not a copy + paste website like Vancouver Times.
It’s Vancouver Times’ signature disinformation move – claiming to have exclusive sources. It’s nothing but bullshit.
Fact #3 : INTERPOL Has No Jurisdiction In Any Country
INTERPOL is an international organisation that facilitates police cooperation between different countries.
It acts as a liaison between police organisations, and does NOT have any jurisdiction in any country.
INTERPOL does NOT the power to arrest or charge anyone of any crime in any country around the world.
Investigation, arrest and prosecution of any crime is conducted by the individual country’s police force, not INTERPOL.
Fact #4 : Bill Gates + Klaus Schwab Were “Arrested” Before
To bait conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake news, Vancouver Times falsely claimed that both Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab are under investigation, and could soon be arrested.
They were both falsely claimed to have been arrested last year, by the infamous Conservative Beaver – a fake news website like Vancouver Times.
There are so many similarities between Conservative Beaver and Vancouver Times that it is possible that they were created by the same people.
Fact #5 : Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Was Not Arrested For Genocide
Vancouver Times made up the fake story that INTERPOL arrested Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus for crimes against humanity.
That never happened. They only created that story to drive traffic to their website, which must not be doing well despite their prolific copying and pasting of other people’s articles.
COVID-19 vaccines underwent massive clinical trials, and were only approved after they were proven to be safe and effective.
In addition, they were constantly monitored after they received their approvals, which picked up rare side effects after they were administered to billions of people.
Anti-vaccination activists have often claimed that those who received the vaccine would die. Yet, the opposite was true – the vaccines are not only safe, they are effective in protecting people from getting hospitalised or dying from COVID-19.
Even prominent antivaxxer Steve Kirsch is healthy and well, despite being fully-vaccinated against COVID-19!
Fact #7 : There Is No Plandemic
To bait anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake story, Vancouver Times used their favourite term – plandemic.
There is no such thing as a plandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic was not part of some nefarious scheme to bankrupt the world to bring the West under communism.
More than 2.5 years after the COVID-19 pandemic started, the world isn’t bankrupt, and the West is no closer to becoming communist.
Fact #8 : There Is No Such Thing As A Publication Ban
Vancouver Times likes to use the “media blackout” claim, to explain why you can’t find any reputable media outlet reporting on INTERPOL’s investigation of Bill Gates.
That’s utter and complete bullshit. No one – not a judge, not even the American government – can control the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about his arrest.
You can also be sure that even if the mainstream media refused to run the story, it would have been reported by many other websites and bloggers.
Yet, not a single blogger or online website published their account of this incredible story? That’s because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #8 : Mainstream Media + Big Tech Would Have Loved The Hype
Vancouver Times is gaslighting you about how mainstream media and Big Tech want to hide the “truth” about INTERPOL’s (non-existent) investigation of Bill Gates.
They would all loved such shocking news, because it would have driven tons of traffic and engagement to their websites / platforms.
In fact, that was precisely why Vancouver Times created the fake story – to drive traffic, for the ad money.
Everything that Vancouver Times publishes should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Is Interpol investigating World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab for crimes against humanity, and genocide?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Interpol Is Investigating Klaus Schwab For Genocide!
Vancouver Times followed up with their Dr. Tedros arrest story, with a story claiming that Interpol is now investigating World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab for crimes against humanity and genocide!
It’s a long post, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Klaus Schwab, head of the WEF, is under investigation for mass murder (genocide) and crimes against humanity, according to several sources at Interpol. Schwab faces the death penalty if he is charged and convicted.
Schwab was picked up by Interpol’s radar after he became clear he was using a combination of kickbacks and extortion to pull strings in countries around the world. Schwab is accused of giving the order to Trudeau to murder the Canadian population with deadly, untested vaccines.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the WHO recently arrived in Holland, after being charged with crimes against humanity and genocide. He was caught trying to travel to Africa with a bag full of cash and expensive jewelry. He is expected to plead not guilty, and is in the process of hiring a lawyer.
Agents at Intepol confirmed with Vancouver Times that there is a parallel investigation into Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau as well as Microsoft founder / fake doctor Bill Gates. Both are suspected of engaging in mass murder and crimes against humanity.
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Truth : Interpol Is Not Investigating Klaus Schwab For Genocide!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vancouver Times to generate page views and money from gullible people.
Fact #1 : Vancouver Times Is A Fake News Website
Vancouver Times is a “content aggregator” (copy and paste) website that is known for creating fake news to generate more page views and money.
To look legitimate, they copy and paste news from legitimate news organisations. To drive traffic, they create fake news, sometimes masked as “satire”.
To give themselves a veneer of deniability, they label themselves as a “satire website” in their About Us section.
Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives.
Here are some of their fake news that we debunked :
Fact #2 : Interpol Is Not Investigating Klaus Schwab
Just in case you are wondering, INTERPOL is not investigating Klaus Schwab. And no, Vancouver Times did not score an exclusive interview with INTERPOL agents.
INTERPOL would never discuss an active case with the media, and certainly not a copy + paste website like Vancouver Times.
It’s Vancouver Times’ signature disinformation move – claiming to have exclusive sources. It’s nothing but bullshit.
Fact #3 : INTERPOL Has No Jurisdiction In Any Country
INTERPOL is an international organisation that facilitates police cooperation between different countries.
It acts as a liaison between police organisations, and does NOT have any jurisdiction in any country.
INTERPOL does NOT the power to arrest or charge anyone of any crime in any country around the world.
Investigation, arrest and prosecution of any crime is conducted by the individual country’s police force, not INTERPOL.
Fact #4 : There Is No Death Penalty In Switzerland
Switzerland abolished the death penalty for most capital offences in 1942, and the remaining capital offences in 1992.
So Klaus Schwab most definitely does NOT face the death penalty, regardless of whatever crime he is accused of.
Fact #5 : Bill Gates + Klaus Schwab Were “Arrested” Before
To bait conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake news, Vancouver Times falsely claimed that both Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab are under investigation, and could soon be arrested.
They were both falsely claimed to have been arrested last year, by the infamous Conservative Beaver – a fake news website like Vancouver Times.
There are so many similarities between Conservative Beaver and Vancouver Times that it is possible that they were created by the same people.
Fact #6 : Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Was Not Arrested For Genocide
Vancouver Times made up the fake story that INTERPOL arrested Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus for crimes against humanity.
That never happened. They only created that story to drive traffic to their website, which must not be doing well despite their prolific copying and pasting of other people’s articles.
Fact #7 : WEF Has No Powers / Jurisdiction In Canada
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an independent NGO and lobbying organisation based in Switzerland.
It has no powers or jurisdiction over healthcare policies in Canada, which incidentally does not have a vaccine mandate, despite what anti-vaccination activists claim.
Vancouver Times made up the false claim that Klaus Schwab ordered Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to force the COVID-19 vaccines on Canadians, to bait anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake story.
Fact #8 : There Is No Such Thing As A Publication Ban
Vancouver Times likes to use the “media blackout” claim, to explain why you can’t find any reputable media outlet reporting on INTERPOL’s investigation of Klaus Schwab.
That’s utter and complete bullshit. No one – not a judge, not even the Swiss government – can control the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about his arrest.
You can also be sure that even if the mainstream media refused to run the story, it would have been reported by many other websites and bloggers.
Yet, not a single blogger or online website published their account of this incredible story? That’s because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #9 : Mainstream Media + Big Tech Would Have Loved The Hype
Vancouver Times is gaslighting you about how mainstream media and Big Tech want to hide the “truth” about INTERPOL’s (non-existent) investigation of Klaus Schwab.
They would all loved such shocking news, because it would have driven tons of traffic and engagement to their websites / platforms.
In fact, that was precisely why Vancouver Times created the fake story – to drive traffic, for the ad money.
Everything that Vancouver Times publishes should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Is Interpol investigating Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for crimes against humanity, and genocide?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Interpol Is Investigating Justin Trudeau For Genocide!
Vancouver Times followed up with their Dr. Tedros arrest story, with a story claiming that Interpol is now investigating Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for crimes against humanity and genocide!
It’s a long post, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
The prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, may be facing charges of crimes against humanity and genocide, according to several members of Interpol. Trudeau faces the death penalty if charged and convicted. Agents from Interpol confirmed these details with the Vancouver Times during an exclusive interview. One agent described the evidence against Trudeau as “overwhelming.”
Trudeau is under fire for turning Canada into a dictatorship and forcing millions of Canadians to take an experimental and dangerous vaccine against their will. Podcaster Joe Rogan was one of many public figures to denounce the authoritarian prime minister, referring to Trudeau as a “creepy dictator.”
This comes as Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the WHO arrives in Holland to face similar charges. Tedros was caught on an airplane to Africa with a bag of hundred dollar bills and expensive jewelry.
Vancouver Times previously reported that Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab are also under investigation by Interpol. Mainstream media outlets have yet to report on the arrest of Tedros, which is common with these types of high-profile cases.
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Truth : Interpol Is Not Investigating Justin Trudeau For Genocide!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vancouver Times to generate page views and money from gullible people.
Fact #1 : Vancouver Times Is A Fake News Website
Vancouver Times is a “content aggregator” (copy and paste) website that is known for creating fake news to generate more page views and money.
To look legitimate, they copy and paste news from legitimate news organisations. To drive traffic, they create fake news, sometimes masked as “satire”.
To give themselves a veneer of deniability, they label themselves as a “satire website” in their About Us section.
Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives.
Here are some of their fake news that we debunked :
Fact #2 : Interpol Is Not Investigating Justin Trudeau
Just in case you are wondering, INTERPOL is not investigating Justin Trudeau. And no, Vancouver Times did not score an exclusive interview with Interpol agents.
INTERPOL would never discuss an active case with the media, and certainly not a copy + paste website like Vancouver Times.
And if Vancouver Times did somehow score an “exclusive interview” with multiple INTERPOL agents, they did not reveal any evidence beyond claiming that it is “overwhelming”.
The only thing overwhelming is the amount of bullshit in their fake news articles, as usual.
Fact #3 : INTERPOL Has No Jurisdiction In Any Country
INTERPOL is an international organisation that facilitates police cooperation between different countries.
It acts as a liaison between police organisations, and does NOT have any jurisdiction in any country.
INTERPOL does NOT the power to arrest or charge anyone of any crime in any country around the world.
Investigation, arrest and prosecution of any crime is conducted by the individual country’s police force, not INTERPOL.
Fact #4 : There Is No Death Penalty In Canada
Canada abolished the death penalty for most capital offences in 1976, and the remaining capital offences on September 1, 1999.
So Justin Trudeau most definitely does NOT face the death penalty, regardless of whatever crime he is accused of.
Fact #5 : Bill Gates + Klaus Schwab Arrests Were “Arrested” Before
To bait conspiracy theorists and anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake news, Vancouver Times falsely claimed that both Bill Gates and Klaus Schwab are also under investigation, and could soon be arrested.
They were both falsely claimed to have been arrested last year, by the infamous Conservative Beaver.
There are so many similarities between Conservative Beaver and Vancouver Times that it is possible that they were created by the same people.
Fact #6 : Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus Was Not Arrested For Genocide
Vancouver Times made up the fake story that INTERPOL arrested Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus for crimes against humanity.
That never happened. They only created that story to drive traffic to their website, which must not be doing well despite their prolific copying and pasting of other people’s articles.
Fact #7 : There Is No Vaccine Mandate In Canada
Vancouver Times also used the typical false claim used by anti-vaccination activists that the Canadian government is forcing people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
That’s categorically false – there is no vaccine mandate in Canada. So Justin Trudeau isn’t “under fire” for turning Canada into “a dictatorship”. Neither did he force “millions of Canadians” to get vaccinated.
To bait anti-vaccination activists into sharing their fake story, Vancouver Times used their favourite claim – that COVID-19 vaccines are experimental and dangerous.
COVID-19 vaccines are no longer experimental, after they receive either an emergency use authorisation or full approval from a health authority like the US FDA or EMA.
That only happens if they successfully complete their Phase 3 trials, and undergo a stringent review process. So it is not possible to use an experimental vaccine for mass vaccination.
I should also point out that the Pfizer vaccine received its full FDA approval on 23 August 2021, while the Moderna vaccine received its full FDA Approval on 31 January 2022.
So none of those COVID-19 vaccines are experimental. They have all passed their clinical tests, and have been fully approved.
Fact #9 : There Is No Such Thing As A Publication Ban
Vancouver Times likes to use the “media blackout” claim, to explain why you can’t find any reputable media outlet reporting on INTERPOL’s investigation of Justin Trudeau.
That’s utter and complete bullshit. No one – not a judge, not even the Canadian government – can control the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about his arrest.
You can also be sure that even if the mainstream media refused to run the story, it would have been reported by many other websites and bloggers.
Yet, not a single blogger or online website published their account of this incredible story? That’s because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #10 : Mainstream Media + Big Tech Would Have Loved The Hype
Vancouver Times is gaslighting you about how mainstream media and Big Tech want to hide the “truth” about INTERPOL’s (non-existent) investigation of Justin Trudeau.
They would all loved such shocking news, because it would have driven tons of traffic and engagement to their websites / platforms.
In fact, that was precisely why Vancouver Times created the fake story – to drive traffic, for the ad money.
Everything that Vancouver Times publishes should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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The FBI and MI5 just issued a joint warning about economic spying and hacking operations by the Chinese government!
Here is what you need to know…
FBI + MI5 Issue Joint Warning On Chinese Spying!
On July 7, 2022, FBI Director Christopher Wray joined MI5 Director General Ken McCallum at the MI5 London headquarters to issue a joint warning about Chinese spying and cyberattacks.
Ken McCallum said that MI5 was running seven times as many investigations into China, as it had just four years ago. He also said that MI5 planned to double that to tackle the widespread attempts.
Christopher Wray, on the other hand, stressed that the FBI had substantially increased its investigations into China, and is currently managing about 2,000 problems, and opening about two counterintelligence cases every day.
The Chinese government is set on stealing your technology – whatever it is that makes your industry tick – and using it to undercut your business and dominate your market.
Maintaining a technological edge may do more to increase a company’s value than would partnering with a Chinese company to sell into that huge Chinese market, only to find the Chinese government and your partner stealing and copying your innovation.
Both McCallum and Wray alleged that the Chinese government is engaged in a “coordinated campaign” to “cheat and steal [technology] on a massive scale“.
They also stressed that China’s hacking programme dwarfs that of any other major country, and that it has a global network of intelligence operatives.
FBI + MI5 : China Also Preparing To Shield From Sanctions
Even more worrying is the fact that China is working to shield its economy from any future sanctions, obviously learning from how the West punished Russia for invading Ukraine.
This suggests that China is at least preparing for the possibility, if not the eventuality, of insulating its economy from potential sanctions, should it attack Taiwan.
Wray said that China is “trying to cushion themselves from harm if they do anything to draw the ire of the international community”, and that the Chinese government is pressuring Western businesses not to criticise Beijing or its policies.
He declined to say whether an invasion of Taiwan has become more likely due to these measures, but warn that Western investments in China could be similarly impacted by such a conflict.
Just as in Russia, Western investments built over years could become hostage, capital stranded. Supply chains and relationships disrupted.
Wray also shared that the Chinese government had directly interfered in a New York congressional election, because they did not want a candidate who was a critic and a former Tiananmen Square protestor to be elected.
China has for far too long counted on being everybody’s second-highest priority. They are not flying under the radar anymore.
Both Wray and McCallum said that the intention of the joint address was to “send the clearest signal” to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), because if China decides to invade Taiwan, it would cause “one of the most horrific business disruptions the world has ever seen“.
McCallum shared some specific cases of Chinese spying activities that MI5 detected and thwarted.
Covert Theft
Late last year Chinese intelligence officer Shu Yenjoon was convicted in a US court on charges of economic espionage and theft of trade secrets from the US aviation sector.
Shu was active in Europe too: he’d been part of a prolific Ministry of State Security network targeting the aerospace sector.
MI5 worked with those being targeted in the UK to mitigate the risks until the FBI action could solve the problem for both of us.
Tech Transfer
Clandestine espionage methodology isn’t always necessary. Take the tale of Smith’s Harlow, a UK-based precision engineering firm. In 2017 Smith’s Harlow entered into a deal with a Chinese firm, Futures Aerospace. The first of three agreed technology transfers saw Futures pay £3m for quality control procedures and training courses.
You know how this ends: after further sharing of valuable IP, Futures abandoned the deal. Smith’s Harlow went into administration in 2020. As their Chairman put it: “They’ve taken what they wanted and now they’ve got it, they didn’t need the shell of Smith’s”.
Information Advantage
The CCP doesn’t just use intelligence officers posing as diplomats in the classic fashion. Privileged information is gathered on multiple channels, in what is sometimes referred to as the ‘thousand grains of sand’ strategy.
In Germany a retired political scientist and his wife who together ran a foreign policy think tank passed information to the Chinese intelligence services for almost ten years.
In Estonia a NATO maritime scientist was convicted for passing information to his Chinese handlers, who claimed to be working for a think tank.
Cultivating New Contacts
The deceptive use of professional networking sites is well known. Seemingly flattering approaches turn into something more insidious – and damaging.
In one example a British aviation expert received an approach online, ostensibly went through a recruitment process, and was offered an attractive employment opportunity. He travelled twice to China where he was wined and dined. He was then asked – and paid – for detailed technical information on military aircraft. The ‘company’ was actually run by Chinese intelligence officers.
Chinese government officials naturally rejected spying allegations by the FBI and MI5.
A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington, Liu Pengyu, called the accusations groundless and said that China “firmly opposes and combats all forms of cyber-attacks“, and would “never encourage, support or condone cyber-attacks“.
His statement also said that the Taiwan issue was “purely China’s internal affair” and that there was “no room for compromise or concession“. It also said that China “will strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and efforts“, but noted that China would “reserve the option of taking all necessary measures in response to the interference of foreign forces“.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian did not address the claims directly, but accused the United States of being the real danger instead.
The relevant US politician has been playing up the so-called China threat to smear and attack China. Facts have fully proven that the US is the biggest threat to world peace, stability and development.
We urge this US official to have the right perspective, see China’s developments in an objective and reasonable manner and stop spreading lies and stop making irresponsible remarks.
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A hacker is selling data on a billion Chinese citizens, that he stole from the Shanghai national police database!
Find out what’s going on, and what this data breach entails!
Shanghai Police Data On 1 Billion Chinese Citizens Leaked!
A hacker who called himself “ChinaDan” posted in the Breach Forums that he hacked into the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) database and stole more than 23 terabytes of data.
He is offering to sell data on 1 billion Chinese citizens, including their name, address, birthplace, national ID number and mobile numbers, for 10 bitcoins – which is currently worth about US$204,285 / €200,227.
In 2022, the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) database was leaked. This database contains many TB of data and information on billions of Chinese citizen.
Databases contain information on 1 billion Chinese national residents and several billion case records, including: name, address, birthplace, national ID number, mobile number, all crime/case details.
He also posted a sample of 750,000 data entries from the three main indexes of the database, for potential buyers to evaluate.
Shanghai Police Database Left Unsecured For 14 Months!
ChinaDan claimed that the SHGA database was left unsecured on an Alibaba Cloud server. This was confirmed by several cybersecurity experts who had earlier stumbled upon the same database.
Even worse, the database was apparently left unsecured for at least 14 months! Vinny Troia – the founder of dark web intelligence first, Shadowbyte, said that he first discovered the SHGA database “around January” 2021.
Troia even downloaded one of the main indexes of the SHGA database, which contained information on nearly 970 million Chinese citizens (at that time).
And best of all – they made the data available to anybody who registers for an account!
The site that I found it on is public, anybody (could) access it, all you have to do is register for an account. Since it was opened in April 2021, any number of people could have downloaded the data.
Either they forgot about it, or they intentionally left it open because it’s easier for them to access. I don’t know why they would. It sounds very careless.
This Was Second Hack Of Shanghai National Police Database!
Bob Diachenko – a Ukrainian cybersecurity researcher – discovered the database independently in April, and noticed that the databased was attacked in mid-June by a hacker who copied the data, destroyed the copy on the server and left a ransom note demanding 10 bitcoins for its recovery.
By July 1, the ransom note disappeared, but only 7 gigabytes of data was available on the server, instead of the earlier 23 TB.
It is unknown if this data ransom “hack” was performed by ChinaDan, or a different hacker.
Diachenko said that the unsecured and exposed database continued to be used after that, until it was shut down over the weekend, after news of the data leak broke.
Maybe there was some junior developer who noticed it and tried to remove the notes before senior management noticed them.
This is shocking because it suggests that the database administrators were already aware of a prior breach, but did nothing to secure the database, or shore up cybersecurity measures.
Most Of China Affected By Shanghai Police Data Leak!
The Shanghai National Police data leak is currently the largest leak of public information ever.
It does not just cover people who live in, or have been in Shanghai. The database actually has information on over 70% of its 1.4 billion population in almost all counties in China.
The data contained information about almost all the counties in China, and I have even discovered data related to a remote county in Tibet, where there are only a few thousand residents.
– Yi Fu-Xian, a senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
This massive data leak acutely demonstrates the risk of government collection of data. China notably collects a tremendous amount of data on its citizens, including digital and biological data through facial recognition, iris scanners, social media tracking and phone trackers.
Once such data is leaked, it is forever exposed, putting people at risk of scams, identity theft, or even extortion.
China Censors Coverage Of Shanghai Police Data Leak
The Chinese government and the Shanghai Police have both refused to comment on the massive data leak.
Instead, they started blocking related words on Weibo, like “Shanghai data leak”, “data leak”, “Shanghai national security database breach”, “1 billion citizens’ record leak”.
Censors have also scrubbed news on this data breach from WeChat, with one popular WeChat user telling his 27,000 followers that he had been summoned to be questioned by the police.
China’s major English-language media like CGTN, Global Times, Xinhua, etc. have also not published any story on the Shanghai police data leak, despite public interest and its wide-ranging consequences for China.
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Did socialite Ghislaine Maxwell just commit suicide in jail, a few hours after she was sentenced to 20 years in prison?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Ghislaine Maxwell Just Committed Suicide In Prison!
Within hours of news breaking that Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking, Vancouver Times posted a story claiming that she just committed suicide!
Ghislaine Maxwell was found hanging in her cell hours after she was sentenced to 20 years in jail, according to sources at the detention center she was staying at. Similar to Jeffrey Epstein, the guards have stated that cameras were not working at her time of death.
Ghislaine Maxwell, the child raping socialite who once consorted with elite figures, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein abuse and torture underage girls.
Activists are cheering on Maxwell’s death, stating that they are happy that Maxwell is no longer on this planet, but dismayed she didn’t spend more time in jail.
Her partner in crime, Jeffrey Epstein, killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial. Epstein, along with Maxwell, sexually abused children hundreds of times over more than a decade, exploiting vulnerable girls as young as 14. Prosecutors said Maxwell gave him the help he needed to make it happen.
When Maxwell was found hanging in her cell, prison medics were unable to revive her. She was rushed to the hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.
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Truth : Ghislaine Maxwell Did Not Commit Suicide In Prison!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created by Vancouver Times to generate page views and money from gullible people.
Fact #1 : Vancouver Times Is A Fake News Website
Vancouver Times is a “content aggregator” (copy and paste) website that is known for creating fake news to generate more page views and money.
To look legitimate, they copy and paste news from legitimate news organisations. To drive traffic, they create fake news, sometimes masked as “satire”.
To give themselves a veneer of deniability, they label themselves as a “satire website” in their About Us section.
Vancouver Times is the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast. We write satirical stories about issues that affect conservatives.
Here are some of their fake news that we debunked :
Fact #2 : Ghislaine Maxwell Did Not Commit Suicide
There is no evidence Ghislaine Maxwell committed suicide in prison.
For one thing – the US Bureau of Prisons would have to publicly announce her death, if not the circumstances of her death.
You may also note that no mainstream media, not even celebrity blogs, have reported on her death, never mind suicide by hanging.
It would have been worldwide news, and yet there has been zero coverage, because it never happened.
Fact #3 : Ghislaine Maxwell Was Not Suicidal
A psychologist evaluated Ghislaine Maxwell on Saturday morning, June 25, 2022, and determined that she is not suicidal.
The evaluation was ordered because her attorney claimed that she was unable to properly prepare for her sentencing.
Fact #4 : Ghislaine Maxwell Was On Suicide Watch
Ghislaine Maxwell was placed under suicide watch prior to her sentencing, even though she was deemed not to be suicidal.
She was removed from the general population at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, together with her normal clothing; and given a “suicide smock” to wear in supervised solitary confinement.
Fact #5 : Her 20-Year Sentence Was Expected
Prosecutors have asked for Ghislaine Maxwell to receive between 30 and 55 years in jail, after her conviction last year, while the probation department recommended 20 years.
Judge Alison Nathan herself calculated that the sentencing guidelines called for about 15½ to 19½ years in prison.
Her final sentence of 20 years was in the ballpark of what was expected. Even though it was slightly higher than what the judge calculated, it is much lower than what the prosecution asked for.
So there is really no reason for her to commit suicide. It was not like the judge issued a harsher than expected jail sentence.
Fact #6 : There Is No Such Thing As A Publication Ban
Vancouver Times likes to use the “media blackout” claim, to explain why you can’t find any reputable media outlet reporting on Ghislaine Maxwell’s suicide.
That’s utter and complete bullshit. No one – not a judge, not even the US government – can control the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about her suicide.
You can also be sure that even if the mainstream media in the US refused to run the story, it would have been reported by the celebrity websites and bloggers.
Yet, not a single celebrity blogger or online website published their account of this incredible story? That’s because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #6 : Mainstream Media + Big Tech Would Have Loved The Hype
Vancouver Times is gaslighting you about how mainstream media and Big Tech want to hide the “truth” about Ghislaine Maxwell’s suicide.
They would all loved such shocking news, because it would have driven tons of traffic and engagement to their websites / platforms.
In fact, that was precisely why Vancouver Times created the fake story – to drive traffic, for the ad money.
Everything that Vancouver Times publishes should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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However, Malaysians are also too gullible, accepting all warnings on WhatsApp as genuine, without first verifying if they are even true.
Here are the reasons why the MySejahtera reset messages delivered by the 68808 SMS service are not necessarily a scam!
Fact #1 : 68808 Is Used By MySejahtera
Despite what people may tell you – 68808 is an official SMS service number used by MySejahtera.
In fact, MySejahtera uses three SMS service numbers to send you notifications (like your vaccination appointments), as well as your password renewal link :
68808 68088 63001
Fact #2 : 68808 Messages Are Generally Legitimate
Despite what is shared on social media, messages sent through 68808 are genuine. What you need to be wary of are SMS messages sent via other numbers.
Take a look at this example of fake news shared on social media, and some websites. It was touted as an example of fake MySejahtera messages sent by 68808.
The truth is “original” message was sent through 63839, which is not a legitimate MySejahtera SMS service. The “fake” message was sent through 68808, which is a legitimate MySejahtera SMS service.
In this misleading example, you can also see a prior SMS message on vehicle servicing in the 63839 channel. Official MySejahtera SMS channels (68808, 68088 and 63001) will only show messages from MySejahtera, not other services.
Note : The links in both messages appear to be genuine, linking to https://mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my/.
Fact #3 : MySejahtera Sends Reset Links Via SMS
Despite what social media “experts” may tell you – MySejahtera will send password reset links through SMS, as a verification method.
If you are trying to reset your MySejahtera password (because you forgot it), you will be sent an SMS message with a link to https://mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my/, as the example above shows.
Fact #4 : SMS Messages Can Be Spoofed
That said, SMS messages can be spoofed to appear to come from the three legitimate MySejahtera channels – 68808, 68088 and 63001.
So you should avoid clicking on MySejahtera password reset links, even from legitimate channels, unless you have specifically asked to reset the MySejahtera password.
Fact #5 : MySejahtera Team Clarified This In April
The MySejahtera team actually refuted these false claims in April 2022. Unfortunately, people still continue to share this fake news.
So please help us fight fake news – share this fact check with your family and friends!
How To Avoid MySejahtera (Or Other) SMS Scam!
So here is what I recommend when it comes to SMS messages, whether they were sent by MySejahtera, banks, etc. :
Always check to make sure they come from legitimate SMS channels. For MySejahtera, that’s 68808, 68088 and 63001.
If you are not sure about an SMS message from the authorities / banks / telcos, please do not hesitate to call them to verify the authenticity of that message.
Never click on a link to log into a website (like your bank). Always use your banking app, or log in manually using a Internet browser on your computer or phone.
Only click on a link in specific circumstances that do not require a login – for example : to verify your request to reset your MySejahtera password.
Do NOT click on any link to confirm that you are resetting a password, or confirm your new SIM card, unless you just requested to performed those actions.
Before you click on a link, always check the link goes to the official website (like https://mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my/). Never click on a link that goes to suspicious websites.
I hope this article helps you differentiate between fake claims circulating on social media and WhatsApp groups, and proper cybersecurity measures we should take to prevent being scammed of our hard-earned money!
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Please watch out for a new malware called SVCReady that is being embedded in Microsoft Word attachments!
Here is what you need to know about the new SVCReady malware!
Watch Out For SVCReady Malware In MS Word Documents!
The HP Threat Research just uncovered a new malware called SVCReady, which they first picked up on 22 April 2022 through HP Wolf Security telemetry.
SVCReady is being distributed in phishing emails with Microsoft Word attachments. On opening the infected Word document, an embedded Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) AutoOpen macro is used to run shellcode stored in the properties of the document.
Splitting the macro from the shellcode is a way to evade security software that would normally detect the malicious code.
Document properties containing shellcode, namely a series of nop instructions as represented by 0x90 values. Credit : HP
The SVCReady malware begins by downloading and loading its payload from the web, and connecting to its Command and Control (C2) server.
It then starts gathering and sending information to the C2 server like :
The SVCReady malware also connects to its C2 server every 5 minutes to report its status, send information, receive new instructions, or validate the domain.
Currently, the malware appears to only gather and send information. However, that will change as the malware persists in the system, and is capable of receiving both updates and instructions from the C2 server.
In fact, the HP team observed the SVCReady retrieve and load a Readline stealer payload on an infected computer. It’s a sign of things to come.
The HP team believes that the SVCReady malware is still in early development, with an influx of updates adding features like encrypted C2 communications, and detection evasion.
They also found evidence linking SVCReady to past malware documents by the TA551 (Shatak) group from 2019 and 2020.
SVCReady will eventually be used for more nefarious purposes once it is good and ready. Until then, the malware will stay hidden, lurking and waiting for its master’s commands.
How To Avoid SVCReady Malware In MS Word Documents?
The HP team discovered that the malware creates a new registry key, which could serve as a signature for security software to detect it : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{E6D34FFC-AD32-4d6a-934C-D387FA873A19}
But until security software are updated to detect SVCReady, the best way to avoid this malware is simple – do NOT open Word document attached to emails!
If you regularly receive Word documents in your emails, please VERIFY with the sender before opening them.
These phishing emails are designed to look legitimate. So be very careful about what you open!
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Is there a gang of robbers pretending to be Home Affairs officers from the government?!
Find out what’s going on, and what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Robbers Are Pretending To Be Home Affairs Officers!
People are sharing messages warning of a gang of robbers pretending to be Home Affairs officers, together with a picture purportedly of one of these robbers.
Here are two versions of the viral warnings being shared on WhatsApp and Facebook :
High Security Alert:
Beware, one group is going from house to house pretending to be a Home Affairs Officer. They have the documents and the letterhead of the department of the home ministry and claim they have to confirm that everyone has a valid identity card for the upcoming census.
They are looting houses. Note that there is no such initiative from the government. Send this to your neighborhood group chat. They are everywhere, and they look presentable. Please alert your family and friends.
A person comes to your home and says I want to take your photo / thumbprint under some schemes. They have a laptop, a biometric machine and a list of all the names. They are showing a list and asking for all this information. It has been pointed out that all this is bogus. Don’t give them any information.
Everyone should be alert and BE AWARE‼️
Security Alert from Police: Be warned, there is a group going to homes and pretending to be officials from home affairs.
They have documents with the letterhead Department of Home Affairs and claim to be confirming that everyone has a valid ID for the upcoming elections.
They are robbing homes. Take note there is no initiative like that from the government.
Send this on your neighbourhood group chat. They are everywhere and they look presentable.
Makluman Keselamatan dari pihak Polis:
Berhati-hatilah, ada sekumpulan penyangak pergi ke rumah dan berpura-pura menjadi pegawai dari urusan rumah.
Mereka mempunyai dokumen dengan surat dari kementerian dalam negeri dan mengaku mengesahkan bahawa setiap orang mempunyai kad pengenalan yang sah untuk pilihan raya akan datang.
Mereka sebenarnya ingin merompak rumah. Perhatikan bahawa tidak ada inisiatif seperti itu dari pemerintah.
Hantar ini pada group whatsapp kejiranan anda. Mereka berada di mana-mana dan kelihatan kemas rapi seperti seorang pegawai.
安全警告：警察局警告說，有一群人逐家逐戶拍門，假裝是 「Department of Home Affairs] [內政部]官員。他們持有[內政部】 信箋的文件，並聲稱 要確認每個人都有一個有效的身份證件，為即將舉行的選舉預備。他們其實是入屋打劫。注意，政府沒有没有這個行動。請轉發到您的鄰居，朋友群聊。這班人無處不在，看起來好大方得體。請小心。
Home Affairs wishes to warn members of the community of a group of individuals visiting homes and pretending to be officials from the Department.
They carry with them documents with letterheads purportedly from Home Affairs and claim to be confirming the validity of IDs for the upcoming elections. These individuals are criminals who rob households once they gain entry. There is no such initiative from the Department.
Home affairs officials are clearly identifiable by name tags. We will announce household visits through official
government channels
This warning was only issued in South Africa. No government agency from other countries issued similar warnings.
Fact #2 : Warning Transformed Into Fake News
The genuine warning by the South African Department of Home Affairs spread globally, and became fake news in other countries.
Many countries do not have a Department of Home Affairs. Neither do they have government officials going around verifying citizens’ identification cards ahead of any elections.
Even worse – some people took the initiative to modify the warning, and even added pictures of genuine government officials to make the warning look genuine.
Government agencies in many countries – United States, United Kingdom, India, Singapore, Malaysia – have labelled this warning as fake news.
Fact #3 : Malaysian Immigration Officer Was Victimised
In July 2021, a Malaysian immigration officer bore the brunt of netizen outrage when he was falsely identified as a fake Home Affairs officer – his picture was shared on social media and WhatsApp together with the warning.
The Malaysia Immigration Department and the Royal Malaysia Police announced on 13 July 2021, that the man in the photo was a genuine Immigration officer.
According to Ampang District Police Chief, ACP Mohamad Farouk Ishak, the Immigration officer was conducting an official investigation into an individual staying at a house in Pandan Indah, Ampang.
The Immigration officer introduced himself and inform the residents of the purpose of his visit. The 60 year-old Malaysian homeowner who hosted the Immigration officer during his inspection also lodged a police report over the matter.
From the picture, you can clearly see that the officer was wearing a t-shirt with the Immigration Department HQ logo, and carried an Immigration Malaysia badge as well.
Fact #4 : No Actual Robbery Cases Were Reported
Even though the South African Department of Home Affairs issued the warning twice, it is unknown if there are really robbers pretending to be their officers to gain entry into homes.
Ironically, acting Director-General Thulani Mavuso claimed that the South African Department of Home Affairs never actually received any complaint about such crimes :
Home Affairs has not received any complaint of this nature from members of the public. People who are aware of such an activity, depending on it veracity, are advised to report it to the police.
We reiterate our message that Home Affairs officials do not and will not come to your homes to validate IDs.
It sounds like the South African Department of Home Affairs were proactively warning people about the possibility, not reporting on actual cases.
Fact #5 : Safer For Robbers To Rob Empty Houses
Robbers generally prefer NOT to rob homes while their occupants are still inside. Not only could the occupants fight back, they would become witnesses to the crime and help the police identify them!
It would be much safer to gain entry into a house after its occupants have left.
Fact #6 : There Are Other Ways To Gain Entry
Robbers who prefer to gain entry through this method do not need to pretend to be Home Affairs officers.
They can pretend to be other government officials, like a police officer or an immigration officer. They can also pretend to be utility workers, the mailman or a deliveryman.
There is no particular advantage in pretending to be a Home Affairs officer.
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Did hackers just crack the Pfizer and Moderna servers, and publicly released the hidden vaccine death data that they stole?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Hackers Stole, Released Pfizer + Moderna Vaccine Death Data!
People are sharing links to articles that claim that hackers just stole and released vaccine death data from Pfizer and Moderna servers!
Here is an example, which is rather long, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
GOOD NEWS!!!! Hackers broke into all the pharmaceutical companies and stold all the medial data on vaccines thank God!!!! The Great Awaking has lifted off!!! Forward this link everywhere!!!!
**Displays number of deaths and disabilities associated with each batch/lot number = indication of relative toxicity of one batch/lot compared to another
**No one currently knows the reason why some batches/lots are associated with excessive deaths, disabilities and adverse reactions (up to 50 x). Until we do know, it is best to be cautious
**[“Batch-code” = “Lot Number” = the number they write on your vaccination card.]
Here’s the link to the site www.linkremoved.info where you can see live links listed below. Download and save all articals you can incase the site goes down!!!
Check out your batch code (lot number)
Check out your batch code (lot number)
• Moderna Batch Codes
• Pfizer Batch Codes
• Janssen Batch Codes
• Moderna (outside of USA)
• Pfizer (outside of USA)
• Janssen (outside of USA)
Latest Info on Boosters
• Bad Batches of the Month
Variation in Toxicity
• Cumulative Toxicity over Time PDF
• VIDEO : Variation in Toxicity between Batches
• Death by Lottery PDF
• VIDEO : Non-GMP Compliant Batches Associated with Death and Disability
• VIDEO : Team Enigma – Covid Vax Variability
• VIDEO : VAERS reveals super-toxic batches
Do the Batch Codes Code for Toxicity?
• Moderna’s 20A-21A Classification of Toxicity for Covid Vaccines PDF
• Moderna : Alphabetic Labelling of Different Toxicities PDF
• Pfizer : Alphabetic Labelling of Different Toxicities PDF
• VIDEO : Do Pfizer Batch Numbers Code for Toxicity Part 1 ?
• VIDEO : Do Pfizer Batch Numbers Code for Toxicity Part 2 ?
• VIDEO : Do Moderna Batch Numbers Code for Toxicity ?
VAERS Database
• Covid Science Library
• Medical doctors talking about VAERS
• VaersAnalysis.info
Data Source
• All data is sourced from VAERS, a public database of over 700,000 adverse reaction reports for Moderna, Pfizer and Janssen Covid 19 vaccines in the USA. Our intention is to present the VAERS data in an accessible and unadulterated form, that can be easily verified using the links below
• Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)
• Video Tutorial 1 : Extracting Bad Batch Data from VAERS – Deaths, Disabilities, Hospitalisations
Truth : Hackers Did Not Steal / Release Pfizer + Moderna Vaccine Death Data!
This is yet another example of FAKE NEWS created and promoted by disinformation websites like Before It’s News, How Bad Is My Batch, Best News Here, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : Pfizer + Moderna Servers Were Not Hacked
Those websites falsely claimed that hackers broke into Pfizer and Moderna servers, and stole their (hidden) vaccine death data.
There is no evidence the Pfizer and Moderna servers were ever hacked, or had any data stolen.
Fact #2 : All Data Are Publicly Available
Despite claiming at the start that the data provided in the website was stolen from Pfizer and Moderna servers, the article ends with a statement that all of the data was really sourced from VAERS.
Data Source • All data is sourced from VAERS, a public database of over 700,000 adverse reaction reports for Moderna, Pfizer and Janssen Covid 19 vaccines in the USA. Our intention is to present the VAERS data in an accessible and unadulterated form, that can be easily verified using the links below
In other words – they falsely claimed that the data was provided by hackers who broke into Pfizer and Moderna servers. The data were all from VAERS, which is publicly available.
Fact #3 : VAERS Data Cannot Be Used As Evidence
Like the British Yellow Card system, VAERS is an open reporting system that lets ANYONE from ANYWHERE file a report, without verification.
Reports may include incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental and unverified information.
The number of reports alone cannot be interpreted or used to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, frequency, or rates of problems associated with vaccines.
But anti-vaccination activists and disinformation websites LOVE to use VAERS, because they can easily manipulate the reports to create a fake narrative.
Fact #4 : Pfizer + Moderna Released Their Data In 2020
Both Pfizer and Moderna submitted data from their COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials to health authorities across the world, like the US FDA and EMA in Europe in November 2020.
The release of clinical trial data, which would include post-vaccination adverse events, is necessary for any health authority to approve their vaccines.
The US FDA released the briefing documents Pfizer and Moderna submitted to the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) in December 2020 :
Fact #5 : FDA Started Releasing Pfizer Documents In 2021
On 27 August 2021, a group that called themselves Public Health and Medical Professionals for Transparency (PHMPT) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the US FDA to gain access to all of their documents related to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
The US FDA started releasing the Pfizer documents on 17 November 2021. They were then ordered by US District Judge Mark Pittman to speed up the release of those documents on 6 January 2022.
As of 2 May 2022, the US FDA had already released 238 documents related to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, containing thousands of pages.
Fact #6 : Before It’s News Is Known Fake News Website
Before It’s News is known for creating and spreading fake news – not just misinformation, but also disinformation about everything from MH17 conspiracy theories to anti-vaccination claims.
Everything posted by Before It’s News must be considered FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Was captured Canadian general Trevor Cadieu helping NATO run their Biolab No. 1 in Azovstal, Ukraine?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Captured Canadian General Cadieu Was In Charge In NATO Biolab!
The Expose and pro-Russian websites are claiming that captured Canadian general Trevor Cadieu was in charge of a NATO biological warfare lab under the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine.
The article is very long, so feel free to skip to the next section for the facts!
Russian armed forces arrested disgraced Canadian General Trevor Cadieu in Mariupol. Russian sources often refer to Trevor Cadieu as Trevor Kadier or Trevor Cadier. At the beginning of this month, Russians said they captured Cadieu at the Azovstal iron and steel factory during the Siege of Mariupol. He is currently in Moscow awaiting trial.
Cadieu was apparently not on a mission for his government but was in charge of a bio laboratory, Biolab No.1, with 18 staff working under his command.
Biolab No.1 is reportedly managed by US company Metabiota. The company Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, and Christopher Heinz, John Kerry’s son-in-law, had organised subcontracting arrangements for Ukrainian research laboratories through their firm Rosemont Capital, on behalf of the Pentagon’s Defence Threat Reduction Agency (“DTRA”).
Who Is Trevor Cadieu?
Trevor John Cadieu is a Canadian military officer who reached the rank of lieutenant general but retired after allegations of sexual misconduct. He then travelled to Ukraine, to join the fight against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Cadieu left the Canadian military on 5 April and travelled to Ukraine shortly after with the intention to volunteer for that country’s military against Russian forces, multiple defence sources confirmed to Global News.
On 21 April, the Canadian Department of National Defence confirmed that lieutenant-general Trevor Cadieu retired on April 5 after more than 30 years in uniform, even as military police continued their investigation into his conduct.
Cadieu, in a statement to CBC, portrayed his decision to retire from the Canadian military as being for the best. “I have opted to release [from the Canadian military] and am exploring other opportunities to contribute to the greater good,” he noted.
Senior Canadian military leaders were briefed about Cadieu’s decision to travel to Ukraine, according to Ottawa Citizen’s sources.
Defence Department spokesman Dan Le Bouthillier said Cadieu’s release from the military followed proper procedures, “as he is now a private citizen, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further on his personal plans.”
“There has been no CAF [Canadian Armed Forces] support, material or otherwise, given to Cadieu since his departure as it pertains to his personal endeavours,” Le Bouthillier said.
The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service released a statement noting that the “member’s release has no bearing on investigative work, nor does their personal travel. As the investigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further.”
Cadieu’s LinkedIn page is still showing he is employed by CAF.
The Arrest of Trevor Cadieu
Russian online newspaper Vzglyad reported that Russian troops arrested Cadieu on 1 May while he was trying to escape from Azovstal. It was first reported on Russian TV channel 360° however we were unable to find the original report and John Goss confirms the same on his blog: “[this] report appears now to have disappeared.”
It is alleged that the West and Kiev authorities came up with the idea of civilian humanitarian corridors from Azovstal to enable the “evacuation” of Cadieu, New Eastern Outlook (“NEO”) wrote. Confirmation of this can be found in a report by the Azerbaijan Press Agency which stated: “[Cadieu] tried to break out of the encirclement at Azovstal several times. It was for this that the West insisted on humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians: among them, foreign specialists had to leave the catacombs.”
NEO continued:
“[This plan] involved French President Macron and his Turkish counterpart Erdogan, as well as the UN Secretary-General. The idea was that under the guise of ‘refugees’, Cadieu, [along] with a number of other senior NATO officials, could leave the Russian-controlled war zone in Donbass and avoid not only shameful captivity but also a show trial by Moscow. It is noticeable that, according to reports circulating, Cadieu was in charge of Azovstal’s underground bunkers, including Biolab No.1, where 18 people worked with deadly viruses.”
Reports of Cadieu’s arrest seem to be based on the initial 360° channel report and internet leaks, John Goss wrote, Svetlana Nikolaevna gave the most thorough account but was unable to reveal her source, only saying that it was from somebody on the front line and that no official statement had been made.
No Evidence Canadian General Cadieu Was In Charge Of Any Biolab!
This is yet more FAKE NEWS from the notorious fake news website, The Expose, and here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : A Person’s Name Does Not Change With Travel
A noteworthy element of most fake news is that they are based on “secret” sources that are often fake, or made-up (non-existent).
One of the hallmark of such fake sources is they often get the name of the persons wrong. The Expose tries to pass it off as a translation thing, but that’s just plain stupid.
Trevor Cadieu’s name remains Trevor Cadieu no matter where he is in the world. Just like how Vladimir Putin is called Vladimir Putin all around the world.
Claiming that the Russians call the general “Trevor Kadier” or “Trevor Cadier” is as asinine as claiming that Americans call the Russian President “Vlad Pootin“.
Fact #2 : Trevor Cadieu Did Not Update His LinkedIn Profile
The Expose presented Cadieu’s LinkedIn profile as evidence that he is still employed by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), even though Cadieu and CAF has publicly and separately announced his retirement.
What The Expose (intentionally?) left out is that Trevor Cadieu last used his LinkedIn account more than 3 years ago, when he Liked someone’s comment.
For the benefit of the writer, Rhoda Wilson, the LinkedIn user must manually update his/her employment record before the change is reflected.
It does NOT magically get updated by itself. And before you ask, Rhoda, no – the CAF cannot do it for him.
Fact #3 : No Evidence Cadieu Was Arrested In Azovstal
Cadieu left for Ukraine sometime after retiring from the CAF, to volunteer against the Russian invasion.
To date, there has been no evidence he was arrested by Russian forces while trying to escape from Azovstal on 1 May 2022.
The source for The Expose’s sensational claim does not exist. The writer, Rhoda Wilson, claimed that the 360° report had “disappeared”, even though there was no evidence it even existed in the first place!
The Expose based their sensational claim on two sentences in a Russian propaganda website called Vzglyad. Now, I don’t call Vzglyad a propaganda website out of bias.
Its own former editor-in-chief, Alexander Shmelev admitted it, “it was through us that the toughest propaganda materials passed, as a result of which the word “Vzglyad” itself became negative in blogs and social networks“.
He also shared that articles posted on the Vzglyad website were supervised by Alexei Chesnakov, the deputy head of the internal policy department of the Russian President.
Finally, Vzglyad was placed under the control of the Russian presidency, first through the Institute for Socio-Economic and Political Studies (ISEPI) and then the Expert Institute for Social Research.
Fact #5 : Cadieu Was Promoted To Head Canadian Army
Trevor Cadieu is a Lieutenant-General who was originally slated to take command of the Canadian army in September 2021.
His appointment was suspended amidst “historical allegations” of sexual misconduct, but Cadieu was the top-ranking officer in the Canadian army until his retirement.
It is absurd to claim that he actually heads a small NATO biological lab under the Azovstal steel plant. Think about how stupid it sounds.
Why on Earth would Cadieu go from running the Canadian army of over 100,000 soldiers to managing just 18 scientists in an underground bunker??
Fact #6 : Russia Surrounded Mariupol Since 2 March 2022
While no one really knows where Cadieu is right now, it would be quite impossible for him to enter Mariupol after his retirement on 5 April 2022.
That’s because Mariupol was amongst the first Ukrainian cities to be attacked by Russian forces that completely surrounded it three weeks into the war.
There was no way for Ukrainian civilians and soldiers to leave Mariupol, and no way for anyone to get into the city after it was completely surrounded on 2 March 2022.
By the time Cadieu resigned, the Russians had already captured most of Mariupol, except the massive Azovstal steel plant. It would literally take a miracle for Cadieu to get into the Azovstal plant.
How Russian forces besieged Mariupol. Credit : BBC
Fact #7 : Cadieu Would Be Useless In Azovstal
Even if it was possible to smuggle him into the Azovstal steel plant in early April, it would be illogical to do so.
What can he do? Pick up a gun and shoot at Russian soldiers like Rambo in the movies?
Take over a biological lab under a steel plant that was being bombarded on a daily basis?
Oh wait – maybe his job was to run into Azovstal, so he can try to escape and get caught by the Russians??
Fact #8 : Civilian Were Evacuated During Several Ceasefires
There were several ceasefires during which small numbers of civilians managed to escape. Cadieu was not amongst them.
It would have been easy for the Russians to pick Cadieu out from the Ukrainian civilians they allowed to leave.
After all, every one of those civilians who were evacuated from the Azovstal bunkers were thoroughly vetted by Russian forces.
Fact #9 : Russians Would Have Paraded Captured Cadieu
If Russian forces did indeed capture Cadieu, they would have paraded him on Russian TV, just like they did with two British volunteers they captured – Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin.
Yet the Russians did no such thing. In fact, the only “sources” of these claims are no-name blogs in Russia, China and Azerbaijan, as well as WhatsApp and Telegram groups.
There is simply no evidence of Cadieu being captured by Russian forces, not even a picture.
Heck, Putin didn’t even mention any captured NATO officer during his May 9 speech, even though it would have greatly helped him prove his narrative that Russia was really fighting against NATO.
Fact #10 : DPR Rep Confirmed Cadieu Not Arrested
Official Russian news agency, TASS, reported on 28 April 2022 that Cadieu “may be holed up” in the Azovstal steel plant.
Their source was Eduard Basurin, the spokesman for the People’s Militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), who gave no evidence for his claim.
In fact, Basurin appeared to be making up that claim based on the Canadian Defense Ministry announcing that Cadieu had resigned.
Information appeared now and then that one of former Canadian army generals may be holed up there [in the Azovstal steel complex].
He first seemed to get out of sight and then the Canadian Defense Ministry issued a statement that this general gave a notice that he was resigning from the army and moving to Ukraine. Perhaps, it [the UN] is trying to rescue him.
As I pointed out earlier, it would be impossible for Cadieu to be present in Azovstal, unless he went AWOL from the Canadian Armed Forces and entered Mariupol before 17 March 2022.
More importantly, Basurin confirmed that Russian forces did not capture Cadieu.
Fact #11 : No Evidence Of NATO Facility Under Azovstal
There is no evidence that any NATO facility called PIT-404, pit_40 or Biolab 1 exists, or ever existed.
These claims were created out of thin air by Russian conspiracy theorists… and a board game called Blackout: Journey into Darkness.
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Unfortunately, this Nespresso contest is yet another SCAM that you should NEVER participate in!
After you click on the link, you are taken to a page that looks like a genuine Nespresso contest page.
You will be asked to answer three very simple questions.
The answers are irrelevant – no matter what you answer, you are always allowed to proceed to the next step.
You are then asked to share the promotion with 30 WhatsApp contacts, or 5 WhatsApp groups.
Next, you will be asked to complete one of these tasks to receive the “free” Nespresso coffee machine :
a) install an app, which is really a malware to send you advertisements, or
b) enter your credit card details
Needless to say – proceeding with this step will open you up to great risk of monetary loss. DO NOT PROCEED!
If you install their malware, you will start receiving promotions, some of which will ask you to send an SMS to receive expensive free gifts like laptops and smartphones.
If you proceed to send the confirmation SMS messages, you will be subscribed and billed for international premium SMS services.
So never click on such contest links, even if they were sent to you by a trusted relative or friend.
They would have certainly been fooled by the scam, so please warn them too!
How To Spot Scams Like The Nespresso Survey Contest!
Now, let me show you how to spot these scams next time!
If you spot any of these warning signs, DO NOT PROCEED and DO NOT SHARE!
Warning Sign #1 : Bad Grammar
Most of these scammers do not have a good command of the English language, so if you spot bad grammar, stay away.
Proper contests or events sponsored by major brands like Nespresso will have at least one PR or marketing person who will vet the text before allowing it to be posted.
Warning Sign #2 : Offering You Free Money Or Gifts
Please do NOT be naive. No one is going to give you money or free gifts just to participate in a survey!
Petronas isn’t going to give you FREE money, just because it’s their anniversary.
They are a corporation whose business is to make money, not a charity to give you free money.
Warning Sign #3 : Not Using The Real Jaya Grocer Domain
A genuine Petronas campaign would use their real domain – www.petronas.com.
Or they would run it off the official Petronas page on Facebook – www.facebook.com/petronas/.
If you see nonsensical domains like 0yjjg61.cn, 1eaf1rnbeef.top, ldxqw.bar, etc. that’s a sign of a SCAM!
Warning Sign #4 : Asking You To Forward The Offer
No brand will insist that you must share the offer with 5 groups or 20 friends on WhatsApp.
Do not click to forward their offer to your family and friends. They will not appreciate being scammed with your help!
Warning Sign #5 : Asking You To Download + Register An App
If you click through and joined the fake survey scam, you will eventually be asked to download and register for an app.
This is VERY DANGEROUS. Never agree to download and register for any unknown app from a website.
Always download your apps from an official App Store like Google Play Store (for Android smartphones) and Apple App Store (for iPhones).
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For one thing – Petronas was incorporated on 17 August 1974, so their 50th anniversary would be on 17 August 2024!
Petronas confirmed that this survey is a scam in a Facebook post :
PETRONAS has been made aware of a scam online “survey” conducted supposedly in conjunction with “PETRONAS’ 50th Anniversary”.
We wish to inform that neither PETRONAS nor any of our subsidiaries within the Group of Companies are involved in this “survey”, and we appeal to the public not to respond or take part.
I know many of us are in dire straits during this COVID-19 pandemic, having lost jobs, income or even loved ones.
Unfortunately, scammers are counting on our desperation to prey on us, using the same survey scam they have been using for years :
Now, let me show you how to spot these scams next time!
If you spot any of these warning signs, DO NOT PROCEED and DO NOT SHARE!
Warning Sign #1 : Bad Grammar
Most of these scammers do not have a good command of the English language, so if you spot bad grammar, stay away.
Proper contests or events sponsored by major brands like Petronas will have at least one PR or marketing person who will vet the text before allowing it to be posted.
Warning Sign #2 : Offering You Free Money Or Gifts
Please do NOT be naive. No one is going to give you money or free gifts just to participate in a survey!
Petronas isn’t going to give you FREE money, just because it’s their anniversary.
They are a corporation whose business is to make money, not a charity to give you free money.
Warning Sign #3 : Not Using The Real Jaya Grocer Domain
A genuine Petronas campaign would use their real domain – www.petronas.com.
Or they would run it off the official Petronas page on Facebook – www.facebook.com/petronas/.
If you see nonsensical domains like 0yjjg61.cn, 1eaf1rnbeef.top, ldxqw.bar, etc. that’s a sign of a SCAM!
Warning Sign #4 : Asking You To Forward The Offer
No brand will insist that you must share the offer with 5 groups or 20 friends on WhatsApp.
Do not click to forward their offer to your family and friends. They will not appreciate being scammed with your help!
Warning Sign #5 : Asking You To Download + Register An App
If you click through and joined the fake survey scam, you will eventually be asked to download and register for an app.
This is VERY DANGEROUS. Never agree to download and register for any unknown app from a website.
Always download your apps from an official App Store like Google Play Store (for Android smartphones) and Apple App Store (for iPhones).
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An orchid called the Flower of the Holy Spirit appears to change from a saint to a flying dove, when it blooms!
Learn more about this spectacular and divine miracle, and find out what the facts really are!
Flower of the Holy Spirit : From Saint To Dove!
People are sharing these photos of the Flower of the Holy Spirit, together with this helpful explanation :
This is one of the orchid species named Flower of the Holy Spirit. It starts blooming during Pentecostal period once a year.
Before bloom, it looks like praying saints, when the flower blooms, it looks like a flying dove. How amazing is God’s Creation!
Flower of the Holy Spirit : It Would Be A Miracle Indeed!
It would be a miracle if either of the two pictures above are the Flower of the Holy Spirit. The sad fact is that this is yet another divinely-inspired fake story.
The only factual thing about the whole post is that they are both orchids. Everything else was made up.
Fact #1 : Neither Are The Flower of the Holy Spirit
There is an orchid called The Flower of the Holy Spirit – Peristeria elata.
Also known as the Holy Ghost orchid, dove orchid, or flor del Espiritu Santo in Spanish, this is what it looks like!
Fact #2 : The Orchid On The Left Is Green-Yellow Catasetum
The orchid that looks like praying saints? That’s Catasetum viridiflavum, commonly known as the Green-Yellow Catasetum.
We hate to burst your divine bubble again, but generally their “arms” do not fold inwards. It’s hard to find photos that show these “saints” praying…
You have to look for the rare examples with drooping petals, and take the photos at a specific angle to make it look like a praying saint.
Fact #3 : The Orchid On The Right Is White Egret Flower
The orchid that looks like a flying dove is Pecteilis radiata, commonly known as the White Egret Flower, the fringed orchid or sagisō – the official flower of the Setagaya ward of Tokyo.
Not only is an egret a type of heron, not a dove… bird-like lip of this orchid droops downwards.
You need to frame the shot from underneath the orchid, at a certain angle, in order to obtain a photo that “appears” to show a flying dove.
Fact #4 : They Do Not Bloom During Pentecost
As far as we can tell, orchids do not observe the Pentecost – which is generally around mid-May to mid-June.
Catasetum viridiflavum (the “praying saints”) blooms sometime between end June to end September.
Pecteilis radiata (the “flying dove”) blooms sometime between early December and February.
Neither of the orchids in the picture actually bloom during Pentecost…
Fact #5 : It Would Be A True Miracle If It Happens
It would be a textbook case of a true miracle if Catasetum viridiflavum blooms into Pecteilis radiata during the Pentecost, or any other time for the matter.
But it is impossible for one orchid species to change into a different orchid species, just like how it is impossible for a Chihuahua to transform into a Doberman.
We will be sure to update you if this miracle ever happens. But for now, this is just … divine inspiration?
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Did Russian President Vladimir Putin just threaten to release secret satellite evidence of US government’s involvement in the 9/11 attacks?!
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : Putin Just Threatened To Release 9/11 Satellite Evidence!
People are sharing links to a Pravda news report that Russian President Vladimir Putin just threatened to release secret satellite evidence of US government involvement in the 9/11 attacks!
Apparently, this threat was in retaliation for US sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, Putin is apparently striking back.
It’s a long article, so please skip to the next section for the facts…
Putin is going to hit once, but he’s going to hit hard. Russia is preparing the release of evidence of the involvement of the US government and intelligence services in the September 11 attacks. The list of evidence includes satellite images.
Published material can prove the US government complicity in the 9/11 attacks and the successful manipulation of public opinion. The attack was planned by the US government, but exercised using her proxy, so that an attack on America and the people of the United States looked like an act of aggression by international terrorist organizations.
The motive for deception and murder its own citizens served US oil interests and the Middle East state corporations. The evidence will be so convincing that it utterly debunks the official 9/11 cover story supported by the US government.
Russia proves that America is no stranger to using false flag terrorism against its citizens in order to achieve a pretext for military intervention in a foreign country. In the case of “the September 11 attacks,” the evidence will be conclusive satellite imagery.
If successful, the consequences of Putin’s tactics would expose the US government’s secret terrorist policies. The government’s credibility will be undermined and should bring about mass protests in the cities leading to an uprising, according to American analysts..
And as the United States will look on the world political arena? The validity of America’s position as a leader in the fight against international terrorism will be totally undermined giving immediately advantage to rogue states and Islamic terrorists.
Truth : Putin Did Not Threaten To Release 9/11 Satellite Evidence!
This is yet another example of pro-Russia FAKE NEWS that are spamming social media, as well as WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : This Was From February 2015
This article was actually posted in February 2015. This was specifically mentioned in all the 2015 examples :
VT Editor’s note:Russian satellite evidence proving the controlled demolition of the World Trade Center using “special weapons” was reviewed by a VT editor while in Moscow.
The article below was forwarded to us for publication in the US and translated from Russian. It is 3 days old, published on February 7, 2015.
The fake news creator removed that section, to mislead you into thinking that this was a new threat by Putin in 2022.
Fact #2 : There Is No Such Pravda Article
There is no evidence that Pravda actually published such an article on 7 February 2015.
On that day, Pravda published four articles, none of which referred to Putin, or satellite imagery, or the 9/11 attacks.
The crisis will retrain office workers Кризис переучит офисный планктон
10 best gifts for Valentine’s Day 10 лучших подарков на День святого Валентина
Sofa troops of Ukraine raised the white flag Диванные войска Украины подняли белый флаг
February 8: The verdict of Giordano Bruno, the fatal duel and how the war ended 8 февраля: Приговор Джордано Бруно, роковая дуэль и как войну замолчали
If you go through the Pravda archives, three days before and after 7 February, you will only find a single article on the September 11 attacks :
Obama blackmails Congress with new 9/11 Обама шантажирует конгресс новым 11 сентября
Fact #3 : Russia Did Not Release Any Evidence Of 9/11 Conspiracy
It may seem silly to you now, but it has to be said – Russia never released any evidence of any conspiracy by the US government in the September 11 attacks.
No satellite imagery… no documents… no evidence in any form or manner, since this claim was made in 2015 – seven years ago!
Fact #4 : Russian Satellites Were Terrible In 2001
It would also be quite a feat for Russia to provide “conclusive satellite imagery” as the fake story alleges, as Russian electro-optical satellites were not quite “state-of-the-art” back in 2001.
At that time, they used the Yantar-4KS1M (Neman / Неман) satellite, which had a resolution of just under a meter using the Zhemchug-18 camera.
These satellites have a limited lifespan of just 26 to 32 weeks, and used film which could be returned using two small canisters mid-mission, and a larger reentry module at the end.
Russia only had one in operation at that time – Cosmos 2377, which was launched on 29 May 2001, and landed on 10 October 2001.
Cosmos 2377 could plausibly have taken photos of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, but the images would only be as good as the Maxar IKONOS commercial imaging satellite.
Fact #5 : There Are Many Satellite Images Of 9/11 Attack
Frankly, there is no need for the Russians to share their satellite photos anyway, because there are many publicly-available satellite photos on the September 11 attacks.
The private satellite imaging company, Maxar, for example, shared this high-resolution photo of ground zero at the World Trade Center on 15 September, 2001.
Taken by IKONOS, which had a resolution of 0.82 to 1 metre, it gives you a good idea of the image quality and resolution that are already available for free to the public.
So it begs the question – do the Russians really have better images than that?
Fact #6 : Satellites Have Limitations
Despite being extremely useful, imaging satellites not magical instruments. They have limitations in what they can and cannot do.
For example, they have to generally stay in a pre-determined orbit, and “fly through” an area – leaving large gaps during which there is no coverage.
They also cannot look inside or under solid objects – planes, buildings, trees; and their view can be obscured by smoke and clouds, unless they have multi-spectral ability.
You can see how the smoke obscures the picture in this Maxar image taken of the Manhattan financial district on September 11, 2001.
It is therefore highly improbable that any satellite image from way up high would have captured “incriminating evidence” of the US government’s involvement in the September 11 attacks.
Fact #7 : 9/11 Attack Was Committed By Al Qaeda
In the past 20 years, the many conspiracy theories have all been repeatedly looked into and debunked.
We now know, with absolute certainty, that the September 11 attacks were conceived by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, approved by Osama bin Laden, and carried out by nineteen Al Qaeda terrorists.
There was no US government involvement in the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Osama bin Laden himself claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks on several occasions. You don’t need a satellite to know that.
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Did the UK police open a criminal investigation of the COVID-19 vaccine?!
Take a look at the viral advertisement, and find out what the facts really are!
Claim : UK Police Opened Criminal Investigation Of COVID-19 Vaccine!
Netizens are sharing a photo of a newspaper advertisement, ostensibly by the South Yorkshire Police with a Metropolitan criminal number 6029679/21.
The newspaper advertisement claims that the police are calling for information to help in their criminal investigation of the COVID-19 vaccine, involving murder, fraud and breaches of the Nuremberg Code.
NATIONAL EMERGENCY
Metropolitan Police Crime Number 6029679/21
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
Related crimes and threats to the public health, gross negligent manslaughter and misconduct in the public office
A further 18 offences have also been cited, including murder, fraud, GBH and multiple breaches of the Nuremberg Code.
Do you have information to help?
This is not to make financial claims for injury from the COVID-19 vaccine
Have you lost a loved one due to the Covid Vaccine? Do you suffer headaches, blood clots, blindness, heart issues, strokes or myocarditis since the Covid-19 vaccine?
We’d also like to hear from those illegally threatened with ‘No Jab, No Job’.
Bayliss of Broad Yorkshire Law
South Yorkshire Police : Please immediately report any COVID-19 related injuries & deaths including any undue influence to take the injection including ‘No Jab / No Job’.
THE TRUTH IS OUT
Truth : There Is No UK Police Investigation Of COVID-19 Vaccine!
This is yet another example of fake news being created about the COVID-19 vaccine, but this time by an actual lawyer in the UK…
Fact #1 : It Was An Advertisement In A Small Newspaper
The picture is genuine. That was an advertisement that was published in a small newspaper called Rotherham Advertiser on 14 January 2022.
Fact #2 : South Yorkshire Police Did Not Place That Advertisement
The advertisement was not published by the South Yorkshire Police, but by Lois Bayliss from a law firm called Broad Yorkshire Law.
The South Yorkshire Police has disavowed the advertisement.
South Yorkshire Police did not and does not support this advert.
They also reached out to Rotherham Advertiser, which quickly removed the advertisement from its website. Unfortunately, people can and still continue to share pictures of the printed advertisement.
Fact #3 : South Yorkshire Police Called For The Lawyer To Be Investigated
The South Yorkshire Police also called for the law firm to be investigated by the SRA for publishing the false advertisement.
We have asked the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to investigate the apparent involvement of a Solicitors’ firm with the advert.
Fact #4 : Rotherham Advertiser Won’t Do It Again
Andrew Mosley, the newspaper’s editor, told Reuters that they won’t allow advertisements that misuses police logos.
I do not intend allowing our advertising team to accept the advert again and have spoken with them about the content and unacceptable use of police logos.
Fact #5 : There Is No Metropolitan Police Investigation Of COVID-19 Vaccine
The Metropolitan Police crime reference number of 6029679/21 that was listed in the advertisement is genuine.
However, such crime reference numbers are given out to everyone who reports a crime to the Metropolitan Police. It does not indicate that a crime has actually occurred, or is being investigated.
After receiving the report of a crime, the police conducts an “investigative assessment” to determine if :
the case should be investigated further, or
the investigation will be closed
The Metropolitan Police stated on 13 January 2022 that they would not be conducting an investigation :
In this case, following assessment of the claims, it was determined that no investigation was needed.
Fact #6 : SRA Is Investigating Broad Yorkshire Law
The Solicitors Regulation Agency (SRA) told Dr. Graham Pointer that it is proceeding with further investigation of potential misconduct by Lois Bayliss and her law firm, Broad Yorkshire Law :
The SRA has received several reports regarding the advertisement in the Rotherham Advertiser which includes the details of Lois Bayliss of Broad Yorkshire Law Limited. The advertisement relates to the Covid-19 vaccine. These reports have all been passed to me in the Assessment and Early Resolution Team of the SRA. I am an Investigation Officer, and my role is to assess the concerns raised and decide whether further investigation is required.
My assessment has been completed and I have decided that the matter needs further investigation.
The information you have provided will be passed to another Investigation Officer to look more closely at the complaints we have received.
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Please watch out for the Nestle 2022 Anniversary phishing scam!
Find out why it is just aSCAM, and WARN your family and friends!
Nestle 2022 Anniversary Phishing Scam Alert!
People are now sharing the Nestle 2022 Anniversary message on WhatsApp (translated into English) :
CONGRATULATIONS!
Your family has been chosen to receive a lucky drag for the Nestle 2022 Anniversary at the Nestle office.
This contest has been approved by the Malaysian court / police, with the cooperation of Bank Negera Malaysia (BNM).
The link attached to the a website with the following instructions :
Winners must keep the PIN-CEK number as evidence for winner verification and prize collection
There are two ways to submit the contest form – through WhatsApp or this website.
The contest form must be completed with your details. Incomplete forms will be rejected by the sponsor without notice.
Every valid application will be shortlisted. There is no limit to the number of applications.
First Prize Winner : RM10,500
Second Prize Winner : RM9,300
Third Prize Winner : RM8,500
To redeem your prize, just use your WhatsApp to :
a) Fill in the Nestle winner application number
b) Fill in your full name and identity card number
c) Attach a clear picture of your BANK ATM CARD – front and back
d) Go to the nearest ATM machine, and WhatsApp the details above to +60124181128
Nestle 2022 Anniversary Phishing Scam : How Does It Work?
The Nestle 2022 Anniversary phishing scam is DANGEROUS. Please warn your family and friends to AVOID it.
Fact #1 : There Is No Such Nestle Giveaway!
There is no such anniversary giveaway by Nestle Malaysia. There is no reason for Nestle Malaysia to give out so much money.
They are a business, not a charity. They are in the business of selling you products, not giving you money.
Businesses do sponsor giveaway contests, but they are generally low value. Nestle Malaysia, for example, is currently giving away RM30 Shopee vouchers.
Fact #2 : Nestle Would Not Use Free Websites
Nestle is a large multinational company. It would not be using free website services like Wix.
Nestle Malaysia has its own website (https://www.nestle.com.my/) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/Nestle.Malaysia) where they post official contests and promotions.
Always verify if a contest is genuine by visiting the official website / social media page.
Fact #3 : Nestle Would Never Ask For Pictures Of Your ATM Card!
Nestle, and any legitimate brand, would NEVER ask you to send them pictures of your bank ATM card!
Sending the pictures of your ATM card will allow them to clone the card, or trick bank staff into giving the scammers access to your bank account.
NEVER EVER SEND ANYONE PICTURES OF YOUR BANK ATM CARD!
Fact #4 : Nestle Would Never Ask You To Go To An ATM
No legitimate contest would require you to go to an ATM machine to receive money.
NEVER TRUST ANYONE WHO ASKS YOU TO GO TO AN ATM MACHINE.
Fact #5 : Nestle Would Never Ask For Your PIN / TAC
Nestle would never ask you for your ATM card’s PIN or any TAC number you may receive.
Giving out those details is how scammers get access to your bank account.
NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PIN OR TAC NUMBER!
Fact #6 : This Lets Scammers Withdraw Money From Your Bank Account
I know many of us are in dire straits during this COVID-19 pandemic, having lost jobs, income or even loved ones.
Unfortunately, scammers are counting on our desperation to prey on us, using such anniversary scams.
This particular Nestle 2022 Anniversary Scam is a real danger, because it will allow scammers to gain access to your bank account and withdraw money.
Also watch out for the other anniversary scams that I have covered over the years :
Please WARN your family and friends about these scams!
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Can hackers use Good Morning videos, pictures and messages to hack your devices, and steal your data?
Find out what is happening, and what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Hackers Are Using Good Morning Messages To Hack You!
This post about Chinese hackers using Good Morning videos, pictures and messages to hack your devices, keeps going viral on social media and WhatsApp.
It’s a long message, so just skip to the next section for the facts!
Dear friends, please delete all welcome photos and videos in Good Morning format and the like. Read below the article to the end, which will be clear why I ask about it. From now on I will only send personally prepared greetings.
Read it all !!! Send this message urgently to as many friends as you can to stop the invasion.
Olga Nikolaevna Lawyer: Caution:
ATTENTION
For those who like to send Good Morning pictures! Good day! Good evening!
Do not send these “good” messages.
Today, Shanghai China International News sent SOS to all subscribers (this is the third reminder) that experts recommend: please do not send good morning, good night, pictures and videos,.
Reports show that hackers in China designed the images, the video is so beautiful to hide the phishing codes inside them, when everyone sends these messages, the hackers use your devices to steal personal information, such as bank card information and data to crack the phone.
It has been reported that more than 500,000 victims of fraud have already been deceived.
If you want to greet others, write your own message to protect yourself and your family and friends.
Important! Delete all greeting messages and pictures that you have on your phone for your own safety. If someone sent you such a picture, immediately remove it from the device. Malicious code takes time to deploy, so if you act immediately, no harm will be done.
Tell all your friends about this to prevent hacking.
Greet others by writing your own words, and send only images you create. The material you create yourself is completely safe.‼️‼️ ️‼️
Please understand me correctly! All have credit cards attached to their phone. Everyone has a lot of contacts in their phones. You will create a threat not only to yourself, but to all the contacts that you have on your phones, your friends and acquaintances. ‼️ ️‼️ ️‼️
Take this very carefully! This is a harsh reality‼️ ️‼️ ️‼️
Truth : Good Morning Greetings Not Being Used To Hack You!
Many of us get spammed with Good Morning or Good Night messages every day from family and friends.
While they often clog up Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp groups, they really do NOT allow hackers to hack your devices.
Here are the reasons why Good Morning messages are very irritating, but harmless…
Fact #1 : Shanghai China International News Does Not Exist
The news organisation that was claimed to be the source of this warning – Shanghai China International News – does not exist!
Fact #2 : Good Morning Greetings Not Created By Hackers
Hackers (from China or anywhere else) have better things to do than to create these Good Morning pictures and videos.
They are mostly created by websites and social media influencers for people to share and attract new followers.
Fact #3 : No Fraud Involving Good Morning Messages
There has been no known fraud involving Good Morning or even Good Night messages, videos or pictures.
Certainly, half a million victims of such a scam would have made front page news. Yet there is not a single report on even one case…. because it never happened.
Fact #4 : Image-Based Malware Is Possible, But…
Digital steganography is a method by which secret messages and other data can be hidden in digital files, like a photo or a video, or even a music file.
It is also possible to embed malicious code within a Good Morning photo, but it won’t be a full-fledged malware that can execute by itself.
At most, it can be used to hide the malware payload from antivirus scanners, which is pretty clever to be honest…
Fact #5 : Image-Based Malware Requires User Action
In January 2019, cybercriminals created an online advertisement with a script that appears innocuous and would pass any malware check.
However, the image itself has an “almost white” rectangle that is recognised by the script, triggering it to redirect the user to the cybercriminals’ website.
Once there, the victim is tricked into installing a Trojan disguised as an Adobe Flash Player update.
Such a clever way to bypass malware checks, but even so, this image-based malware requires user action.
You cannot get infected by the Trojan if you practice good “Internet hygiene” by not downloading or installing anything from unknown websites.
Fact #6 : Malicious Code Executes Immediately
If you accidentally download and trigger malware, it will execute immediately. It won’t wait, as the hoax message claims.
Deleting Good Morning or Good Night photos or videos will free up storage space in your phone, but it won’t prevent any malware from executing.
There is really no reason for malware to wait before it infects your devices. Waiting will only increase the risk of detection.
Whether the malware serves to take over your device, steal your information or encrypt it for ransom, it pays to do it at the first opportunity.
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Should you enable the new MySJ Trace feature in MySejahtera, or should you disable it?
Let’s take a look at people’s deepest fears about MySJ Trace, and find out what the facts really are!
MySJ Trace : Should You Enable Or Disable?
MySejahtera just introduced a new MySJ Trace feature, which uses Bluetooth technology to track your close contacts.
The proximity data it collects allows Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) to accurately determine if you are a close contact of a COVID-19 positive person.
KKM has been strongly urging people to turn it on, but many people are offering conflicting advice on whether to enable or disable it.
Let’s take at what people are saying, and find out what the facts really are!
Should You Enable MySJ Trace?
There are several good reasons to enable MySJ in MySejahtera :
MySJ Trace allows for more accurate contact tracing. If you test positive for COVID-19, the data it collects lets KKM accurately identify your close contacts, and inform them.
MySJ Trace automatically tracks your close contacts. All you have to do is turn it on, and forget about it.
MySJ Trace removes the need to manually check out from locations, which was tedious and easy to forget.
Those who use MySJ Trace will avoid being wrongly identified as casual or close contacts, due to the inaccuracy of using check-in and check-out times.
MySJ Trace gets more accurate and more useful, when more people use it. So KKM is strongly encouraging everyone to use it.
Plus, when enough people start using it, we will all enjoy an additional benefit :
When enough people use MySJ Trace, we will no longer need to check-in at every location!
MySJ Trace also does not transmit data, unless we consent. In fact, we are only asked to transmit MySJ Trace data if we test positive for COVID-19.
Claim #2 : MySJ Trace Not Useful Because No One Is Using It Verdict : False
Some people are discouraging people from using MySJ Trace because “not many people are using it yet“.
Switching to MySJ Trace immediately helps you by removing the need to check-out of locations. Isn’t that useful?
For healthcare professionals who need to quickly and accurately trace close contacts of infected individuals, MySJ Trace works better when more people use it, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely useless when few people use it.
Claim #3 : Old Check-In, Check-Out System Is More Accurate
Verdict : False
Some people claim that the old method of checking in and out of locations is more accurate than MySJ Trace.
That may be true in the early days, when very few people are using it, but that is no longe true once many of your close contacts are using it.
MySJ Trace not only automatically determines who comes into close contact with you, it also logs how long they are in close contact, and their proximity (distance) to you.
The manual check-in and check-out system is unable to determine time of contact, and distance of contact; and can easily lead to false positives – people wrongly identified as casual or close contacts.
Claim #4 : MySJ Trace Uses A Lot Of Battery Life
Verdict : False
This is a real concern for many people as MySJ Trace requires Bluetooth to be turned on all the time. However, it uses Bluetooth Low Energy technology, which uses very little power.
I had earlier tested MySJ Trace on an old Samsung Galaxy S10 smartphone, and did not notice any noticeable drain on its battery life.
For people who have strong concerns over this aspect, it is possible to temporarily turn off MySJ Trace while you are at home, and only turn it on when you go out.
Claim #5 : Bluetooth Increases Risk Of Hacking
Verdict : Misleading
It is possible for criminals to hack your smartphone using Bluetooth, and it is good cybersecurity practice to turn off wireless connections that you are not using.
However, it is far more difficult to hack you through your Bluetooth connection, than your Wi-Fi connection.
After all, Bluetooth only has a range of 10 metres! The hacker will have to remain in close proximity to hack you.
Claim #6 : Hackers Can Grab Our Personal Information Verdict : False
Some people are claiming that hackers can hack into MySJ Trace and use it to trawl for personal information of people nearby.
That’s nonsense, because MySJ Trace will only record the following information :
Unique User ID (UUID) that is created by the MySejahtera app.
Operating system version (Android or iOS)
Time of contact
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
There is no personal information that would be useful to hackers, even if they grab these information.
The UUID, for example, is useless as an identification number without access to the KKM database of MySejahtera users and their personal information.
Claim #7 : MySJ Trace Continuously Uses Internet Data Verdict : False
Some people are falsely claiming that MySJ Trace continuously uses Internet data, which is extremely limited for some users.
That’s not true. MySJ Trace does not require Internet connectivity, except :
when you first download and install MySejahtera,
whenever you update MySejahtera
when you consent to upload your MySJ Trace data to KKM
Since those are all optional, you can do it when you have access to a Wi-Fi network. You can use MySJ Trace without mobile Internet.
I hope that clarifies the reasons why you should enable or disable MySJ Trace. If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask us.
Meanwhile, I hope you can share this article with your family and friends, and encourage them to turn on MySJ Trace.
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Did the US Supreme Court just cancel universal vaccination because the COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe?!
Find out what’s going on, and what the FACTS really are!
Claim : US Supreme Court Just Canceled Universal Vaccination!
Alternative health / news websites are YET AGAIN claiming that the Supreme Court just cancelled universal vaccination in the United States!
Allegedly, Senator Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a group of scientists filed a lawsuit against Bill Gates, Dr. Fauci and Big Pharma, and they won!
It is a long essay, please SKIP to the next section for the FACTS!
URGENT: Supreme Court Has Canceled Universal Vaccination In The United States
Just Got this:
Has not been in the news anywhere. Looks like we are getting closer to the Final Scene in the movie.
Please ALERT everyone in the family, friends and relatives! BREAKING NEWS !
Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination In the United States, the Supreme Court has canceled universal vaccination.
Bill Gates, US Chief Infectious Disease Specialist Fauci, and Big Pharma have lost a lawsuit in the US Supreme Court, failing to prove that all of their vaccines over the past 32 years have been safe for the health of citizens!
The lawsuit was filed by a group of scientists led by Senator Kennedy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr .:
“The new COVID vaccine should be avoided at all costs. I urgently draw your attention to important issues related to the next vaccination against Covid-19.
For the first time in the history of vaccination, the so-called mRNA vaccines of the latest generation directly interfere with the patient’s genetic material and therefore alter the individual genetic material, which is genetic manipulation, which was already prohibited and was previously considered a crime.
The coronavirus VACCINE IS NOT A VACCINE! ATTENTION!
What has always been a vaccine? It was always the pathogen itself – a microbe or virus that was killed or attenuated, that is, weakened – and it was introduced into the body in order to produce antibodies. Not even a coronavirus vaccine! It is not that at all! It is part of the newest group of mRNA (mRNA) allegedly “vaccines”. Once inside a human cell, mRNA reprograms normal RNA / DNA, which begins to make another protein.
That is, nothing to do with traditional vaccines! That is, it is an instrument of genetic influence. Genetic bioweapon! That is, they were going to destroy from earthlings, and the survivors will become GMOs! Following the unprecedented mRNA vaccine, the vaccinated will no longer be able to treat the symptoms of the vaccine in an additional way.
Vaccinated people will have to come to terms with the consequences, because they can no longer be cured by simply removing toxins from the human body, as in a person with a genetic defect such as Down syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome, genetic heart failure, hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, Rett syndrome, etc. ), because the genetic defect is forever!
This clearly means: if a symptom of vaccination develops after mRNA vaccination, neither I nor any other therapist can help you, because DAMAGE CAUSED BY VACCINATION WILL BE GENETICALLY Irreversible.
Vaccination – Bio-weapons of genocide of the 21st century. Former Pfizer Chief Scientist Mike Yeedon has once again expressed his position that it is too late now to save those who have been injected with a substance publicly called “the Covid-19 vaccine.” He encourages those who have not yet received the lethal injection to fight for their lives, those around them and the lives of their children.
The internationally renowned immunologist goes on to describe a process that he says will kill the vast majority of people: “Immediately after the first vaccination, about 0.8% of people die within two weeks. The average life expectancy of survivors will be a maximum of two years, but it also decreases with each new “injection”.
” Additional vaccines are still being developed to cause deterioration in certain organs, including the heart, lungs and brain. After two decades at Pfizer, Professor Yedon was familiar with the functions and research and development goals of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, and states that the ultimate goal of the current “vaccination” regime can only be a massive demographic event that will make all world wars put together, like Mickey’s staging Mouse.
“Billions of people have already been sentenced to certain, inevitable and painful death. Anyone who receives the injection will die prematurely, and three years is a generous estimate of how long they can survive.”
Truth : US Supreme Court Did Not Cancel Universal Vaccination!
It’s 2022, and yet again, the US Supreme Court just “cancelled” universal vaccination for the 4th or 5th time?
Just like COVID-19 variants, alternative health / news websites keep regurgitating this fake story for page views.
Let me repeat this yet again – this is FAKE NEWS!
Let’s break down the individual claims, and tell you what the FACTS really are :
Claim : Supreme Court canceled universal vaccination in the United States Verdict : False
This claim is completely false, because the United States never mandated universal vaccination in the first place!
There is, therefore, no universal vaccination for the Supreme Court to overturn or cancel.
The government continues to have broad authority to make a vaccine mandatory during a public health crisis, as decided by the Supreme Court in their 1905 decision in Jacobson v. Massachusetts.
In 1922, the Supreme Court “settled that it is within the police power of a state to provide for compulsory vaccination” in their unanimous Zucht v. King decision.
However, compulsory or mandatory vaccination is quite different from universal vaccination.
But that Supreme Court case had nothing to do with pharmaceutical companies, Bill Gates or even Dr. Fauci.
In that case, the Supreme Court ruled that the State of New York cannot bar people from gathering in churches and synagogues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was a ruling against New York’s lockdown measures, not vaccines.
I should also point out that all nine justices on the US Supreme Court were fully vaccinated by 5 May 2021, as confirmed by Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg.
Bill Gates, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins and NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, May 2016, Photo Credit : Bill Branson
Claim : Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is A Senator Verdict : False
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not, and has never been, a US Senator.
The writer probably confused him with his illustrious father, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968.
Claim : Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Filed Supreme Court Lawsuit Verdict : False
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. never filed any lawsuit that was brought before the US Supreme Court.
In July 2019, he filed a lawsuit against the state of New York, to overturn a new state law that bars parents from refusing to vaccinate their children on religious grounds.
His family actually spoke out AGAINST him, calling him “an outlier in the Kennedy family“, and pointing out that his uncle President John F. Kennedy and his father, Robert F. Kennedy, both promoted vaccinations to stamp out preventable diseases.
He lost that lawsuit on 9 December 2019, after the New York state law was ruled constitutional.
That lawsuit was over the measles outbreak, and happened before the world first became aware of COVID-19 on 31 December 2019.
So it had NOTHING to do with COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccines.
It is physically impossible for vaccine mRNA to penetrate the cell nucleus, so it cannot possibly change the cell’s DNA.
The mRNA can only enter the cell cytoplasm, where it is taken up by the ribosomes to create the spike protein.
Vaccines based on the viral vector technology are the ones that enter the cell nucleus, but even that only affects a small number of cells, and does not become part of our DNA.
Vaccines do NOT integrate with our DNA. Vaccines will NOT turn us into GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms).
The mRNA instructions in an mRNA vaccine are automatically destroyed by the cell after use. Therefore, they can only exist for a short period of time.
As these mRNA instructions do NOT enter the cell nucleus or combine with our DNA, they cannot possibly cause “irreversible genetic changes”.
Claim : Genetic Engineering Is A Crime
Verdict : False
Genetic engineering is not a crime in any country. However, countries may set limits on what is permissible.
For example, the United States allows the genetic modification of human embryos for research purposes, but forbids its implantation without FDA’s approval.
Genetic engineering is being used to develop cures for diseases like :
acute and chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
multiple myeloma
various muscular dystrophies
cystic fibrosis
cancers
There have already been a few approved gene therapies :
2003 : Gendicine was approved in China for certain cancers
2011 : Neovasculgen was approved in Russian for peripheral artery disease
2012 : Glybera was approved in the US and the US for lipoprotein lipase deficiency
Claim : mRNA Vaccine Is Not A Vaccine Verdict : False
A vaccine is simply any biological preparation that gives your body an active, acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease.
The mRNA vaccine is a vaccine, even though it does not use the dead or attenuated (weakened) virus to provide the protection.
It works quite similarly to a viral vector vaccine, in that they both use our cells to create the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to trigger our body’s immune system.
Think of mRNA vaccines as instructions for your cells to make “enemy soldier puppets” for your immune system to train against.
Claim : COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Genetic Defects Verdict : False
This is complete nonsense. COVID-19 vaccines do not cause genetic defects. Genetic defects are inherited, and cannot be introduced through a vaccine.
Genetic defects are also not caused by the inability to excrete toxins, which our liver and kidneys do every single day!
Vaccines also do not prevent the human body from excreting toxins. If that actually happened, vaccinated people would die within days… which obviously, did not happen.
Claim : Vaccinated People Will Die Verdict : False
The claim by Michael Yeadon that 0.8% of people will die within 2 weeks of the first vaccination, and the rest will die within 2 years, is absolute nonsense.
Billions of people globally have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and there is no evidence of millions of people dying from the vaccines within two weeks of their first vaccination.
Frankly, if that’s true – they wouldn’t be alive to receive their second and third vaccinations, as billions of people have done.
Now that you know that this is yet another example of anti-vaccination FAKE NEWS, please SHARE this fact check with your family and friends.
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Now, let me show you how to spot these scams next time!
If you spot any of these warning signs, DO NOT PROCEED and DO NOT SHARE!
Warning Sign #1 : Bad Grammar
Most of these scammers do not have a good command of the English language, so if you spot bad grammar, stay away.
This scammer even got the spelling of the brand wrong! It’s Touch ‘n Go, not Touch n’Go.
Proper contests or events sponsored by major brands like TnG eWallet will have a PR or marketing person who will vet the text before allowing it to be posted.
Warning Sign #2 : Offering You Free Money Or Gifts
Please do NOT be naive. No one is going to give you money or free gifts just to participate in a survey!
Touch ‘n Go isn’t going to give you so much FREE money, just because it’s their anniversary.
They are a corporation whose business is to make money, not a charity to give you free money.
Warning Sign #3 : Not Using The Real Domain
A genuine TNG eWallet campaign would use their real domain – www.touchngo.com.my or www.tngdigital.com.my, not di47823.shop as shown in the scam post above.
Or they would run it off the official TnG eWallet page on Facebook – www.facebook.com/touchngoewallet/.
If you see nonsensical domains like childrerdg.xyz, uglyarticle.club, ldxqw.bar, etc. that’s a sign of a SCAM!
Warning Sign #4 : Asking You To Forward The Offer
No matter how many times you “try” this scam, you will ALWAYS win the RM 2000 “prize”.
If you don’t find that odd, you should know that no brand will insist that you must share the offer with 5 groups or 20 friends on WhatsApp.
Do not click to forward their offer to your family and friends. They will not appreciate being scammed with your help!
Warning Sign #5 : Asking You To Download + Register An App
If you click through and joined the fake survey scam, you may eventually be asked to download and register for an app.
That is VERY DANGEROUS. Never agree to download and register for any unknown app from a website.
Always download your apps from an official App Store like Google Play Store (for Android smartphones) and Apple App Store (for iPhones).
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Did Myriam Bourla – the Pfizer CEO’s wife – die from vaccine complications?
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Pfizer CEO’s Wife Died From Vaccine Complications!
After the success of their fake news about the FBI arresting Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla for the #PfizerGate fraud, Conservative Beaver created a new fake story about his wife dying from vaccine complications.
It’s a LONG read, so just skip to the next section for the facts…
Myriam Bourla – the wife of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla – has died from complications from the COVID-19 vaccine early Wednesday, according to her doctor. She passed away in the emergency room at New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital after being brought in by paramedics. The cause of death has been listed as complications from the Pfizer vaccine.
Myriam Bourla lived in the New York suburb of Scarsdale with her husband. Like many others, Bourla expressed skepticism with her husband’s experimental injection, originally refusing to take it. During an interview with Scarsdale 10583, Bourla stated that while she was “proud” of the work her husband did, she initially refused to take the vaccine, stating it was “not her turn, yet.”
Many correctly pointed out that this statement demonstrated Bourla’s skepticism towards a vaccine that many believe wasn’t fully tested.
Albert Bourla has been having a bad week, claiming on Tuesday that people that spread misinformation on vaccines are “criminals.” Critics were quick to point out how Pfizer was previously fined $2.3 billion for illegal marketing in an off-label drug case. One person asked, “didn’t Pfizer pay the largest fine in Big Pharma history for bribing doctors?”
In addition, Pfizer is being accused of lying to the public after a whistleblower raised questions around “data integrity and regulatory oversight” during Pfizer’s “vaccine” trials.
There have been rumors that Pfizer’s CEO was arrested on the weekend. While this claim was quickly shot down by “fact checkers,” it continues to circulate on social media and on blogs. In a video posted by Dark Outpost, host David Zublick states he believes the rumors to be true.
The Bourla family has requested privacy after the passing of Albert’s wife. A temporary media blackout has been approved by a judge. Conservative Beaver is based in Canada, and not subject to the judge’s ruling.
4 November 2021 : They wrote a fake story about Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe being arrested and charged with possession of child porn and cocaine. This never happened.
1 November 2021 : They wrote a fake story about an American Airlines plane crashing into the Atlantic ocean after the pilot died from a heart attack, after taking his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. There was no such plane crash.
23 October 2021 : They wrote a fake story about Alec Baldwin being arrested for first-degree murder and possession of child pornography. That did not happen.
19 October 2021 : They wrote a fake story claiming that Colin Powell‘s doctor said that died from vaccine side effects, and not COVID-19 or cancer. That is completely false.
17 October 2021 : They wrote a fake story about Brian Laundrie being found alive in Mexico, and was in the process of being extradited to Florida. His body was found a week later.
Yet again, the Conservative Beaver was thwarted by Pfizer CEO, Albert Bourla, himself!
Two days after his wife supposedly died from vaccine complications, Albert posted a picture showing her having a great time at the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Awards on 11 November 2021.
And yes, obviously, Albert Bourla has NOT been arrested by the FBI because the Pfizer CEO was seen enjoying a night out with his wife that night!
Enjoying the moment with my wife and Pfizer's Chief Human Resources Officer at last night's @AtlanticCouncil Distinguished Leadership Awards. Glad we were able to be together in person as I accepted this award on behalf of our purpose-driven colleagues around the world. pic.twitter.com/y3r0y6peal
Fact #3 : Pfizer Confirmed That Myriam Bourla Is Alive + Well
A Pfizer representative confirmed in an email to Newschecker that :
Our CEO’s wife is alive and well contrary to what was said on the Internet earlier today.
It is unconscionable that a person posing as a journalist would spread such outrageous lies about our CEO and his family with the goal of undermining confidence in a vaccine that has been given to hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
They are deliberately and maliciously attempting to cause emotional distress to the Bourla family and more importantly doing damage to innocent people around the world who put their lives at risk by believing such rubbish.
Fact #4 : No One Dies From Complications MONTHS After Vaccination
Although we have no idea when Myriam Bourla was vaccinated against COVID-19, it was likely around the same time as her husband who received his second dose on 10 March 2021.
In any case, she would have been fully-vaccinated months ago, which makes it impossible for her to die from “vaccine complications”.
The most risky complication with the Pfizer vaccine is anaphylaxis – a severe allergic reaction which occurs within minutes of getting the vaccine.
That is why you are asked to stay back for 15-30 minutes of observation. If you get an anaphylactic reaction to the Pfizer vaccine, it is easily resolved by the medical team on the spot.
However, you are not going to get complications months after receiving your COVID-19 vaccine. That’s because the vaccine doesn’t stick around. It trains your immune system and it’s gone.
Fact #5 : No One Can Order Media Blackout Over A Death
This is the same old Conservative Beaver bullshit – oh, you won’t see anyone reporting this because a judge approved the media blackout.
No one can order a media blackout over someone’s death. No judge would agree to such a request, even if it was made by the Bourla family.
And there is no use in a legal media blackout, because it cannot impede the worldwide media, or prevent anyone from writing about anyone’s death.
You can also be sure that even if the American press refused to run the story, it would have been gleefully published by the likes of RT, Al Jazeera, CGTN, Global Times, etc.
Yet, not a single press outlet published their account of this incredible story? That’s only because IT NEVER HAPPENED…
Fact #6 : Vaccine Complications Is Not A Cause Of Death
No healthcare professional will ever list “vaccine complications” as a cause of death, because it doesn’t exist as a legal / medical term for a cause of death.
In the event of a death suspected to be related to a vaccine, an autopsy has to be carried out to determine the actual cause of death. That cause of death will determine if the death was in any way related to the vaccine.
For example, if someone suddenly dies after getting vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine. An autopsy may show that she developed a stroke after blood clots developed together with a low platelet count. Such an unusual presentation would describe a known side effect called VITT / TTS.
Everything that Conservative Beaver posts should be regarded as FAKE NEWS, until proven otherwise.
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Was Facebook taken down by a 13 year-old Chinese hacker?
Take a look at the viral claim, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : Facebook Was Taken Down By 13 Year-Old Chinese Hacker!
On 4 October 2021, Facebook and ALL of its messaging and social media platformswent downfor about six hours, including Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram!
Several websites, as well as people on Twitter and Facebook started claiming that Facebook was taken down by a 13 year-old Chinese hacker called Sun Jisu / Sun Ji Su / Sun Jiso / Sun Ji Soo.
There are quite a number of these claims, so just SKIP to the next section for the facts!
International media claimed that “China” was behind the suspension of social media services in the world.
According to Reuters, a Chinese hacker named “Sun Jisu” is responsible for stopping the services of “Facebook”, “WhatsApp” and Instagram, and added that the Chinese hackers are only 13 years old.
The Chinese hacker “Sun Ji Su” has topped the famous search engines and Twitter platforms during the past minutes, after disabling WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook today 2021 in all countries of the world, amid questions among activists about the details of this information.
The Chinese hacker who disrupted Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram around the world. The 13-year-old boy, Sun Jisu, who hacked the three sites and also caused Facebook employees to be prevented from entering the headquarters of the global institution after disabling the electronic portals and caused an economic loss estimated at billions dollars around the world.
Reuters: A 13-year-old Chinese hacker named Sun Jiso has stopped Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram services.
The value of Facebook shares has dropped significantly due to the disruption of the global network of Instagram and WhatsApp.
#NewYorkTimes: The Facebook company refused the cyber attacks on behalf of a 13, Chinese hacker. It is not clear what the problem is with Facebook, Whatsapp, and Instagram. The Facebook company claims that we repair them soon.
Truth : Facebook Was Not Taken Down By 13 Year-Old Chinese Hacker!
The story of a 13 year-old Chinese hacker taking down Facebook is just fake news created by fake news / clickbait websites to go viral and get money through ads.
Here are the reasons why…
Fact #1 : International Media Did Not Blame China
On one blamed China for the bizarre 6-hour downtime of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
The international media referred to cybersecurity specialists who pointed at DNS failure as the most likely cause, not a state actor like China.
Clickbait / fake news websites intentionally added that false claim to “trigger” Chinese netizens and Sinophiles to share their fake news.
Fact #2 : Reuters + NYT Did Not Report On Any Chinese Hacker
Reuters did not report that a 13 year-old Chinese hacker called Sun Jisu was responsible for the bringing down Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
Neither did the New York Times write about a 13 year old hacker attacking Facebook.
These are complete lies that are easily verified with a quick check on the Reuters and New York Times websites.
Fact #3 : 13 Year-Old Sun Jisu / Sun Jiso Does Not Exist
There is no 13 year-old Chinese hacker called Sun Jisu / Sun Ji Su / Sun Ji So / Sun Ji Soo. He does NOT exist.
In addition, that is a Korean name, not Chinese – a mistake that a non-Asian person would make.
Fact #4 : That Was An Old Picture Of Wang Zhengyang
The fake news websites used a picture of Chinese hacking prodigy, Wang Zhengyang, speaking at the 2014 Chinese Internet Security Conference.
Wang Zhengyang was 13 year-old at that time, and would be 20 years old this year – 2021. Here are two more pictures of him speaking at that event.
Wang Zhengyang at 2014 Chinese Internet Security Conference
Fact #5 : Facebook Services Were Brought Down By Configuration Changes
Facebook services were not brought down by a hacker, but configuration changes their own engineering team initiated internally.
Facebook’s Vice-President of Infrastructure, Santosh Janardhan, confirmed that “configuration changes” on their “backbone routers” caused the 6-hour long failure.
Our engineering teams have learned that configuration changes on the backbone routers that coordinate network traffic between our data centers caused issues that interrupted this communication. This disruption to network traffic had a cascading effect on the way our data centers communicate, bringing our services to a halt.
Fact #6 : Access Problems Were Caused By Same Servers
Facebook run their internal systems through the same servers, so they became inaccessible when those servers were taken offline.
This included security systems that controlled the fob door locks, with a New York Times reporter tweeting that Facebook staff were unable to gain access to an unspecified office using their keycards.
However, many Facebook staff are working from home due to COVID-19 precautions, so this was only a big problem for engineers trying to gain access to the Facebook data centre in Santa Clara, California.
At no time was this security issue caused by a hacker. It was due to the same servers that went offline.
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Are scammers sending fake SMS messages from KKM and MySejahtera to scam you out of your money?
Take a look at the viral post, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : KKM + MySejahtera SMS Messages Are Fake!
People have been sharing a screenshot of two SMS messages from KKM (Malaysia Ministry of Health) and MySejahtera, claiming that they are scam messages.
RM0 MySejahtera: You are COVID-19 positive. Kindly refresh your MySejahtera Profile and click to declare your close contact: https://bit.ly/3jNvOqL
RM0 KKM Anda adlh COVID19 positif & masih belum menjawab status kesihatan hari ini. Segera lengkapkan H.A.T. di MySejahtera. Rujuk https://bit.ly/2VMaWrC
This is a scam. If receive don’t click. Please inform all ur family members and friends ….NETIZEN WATCHDOG
Many also include a link to the Kuan Evening Edition video to prove that these messages are indeed fake messages used by scammers in “phishing attacks”.
Truth : KKM + MySejahtera SMS Messages Are Legit!
The SMS messages in the screenshot are legit, and came from KKM and MySejahtera.
The truth is that viral message is FAKE NEWS, and here are the facts…
Fact #1 : The MySejahtera SMS Message Is Legitimate
The MySejahtera SMS message in English is legitimate. It warns you that you have tested positive for COVID-19.
You are therefore required to declare your close contacts in the MySejahtera app or website.
On 24 September 2021, KKM confirmed that the 03-2703-3000 telephone number is genuine.
The Malaysia Ministry of Health uses that telephone number to call those identified as COVID-19 positive to fill up their Home Assessment Tool (HAT) in the MySejahtera app.
Fact #3 : The KKM SMS Message Is Legitimate
The KKM SMS message in Bahasa Malaysia is also legitimate.
It is a reminder that you did not fill in your Home Assessment Tool (HAT) in the MySejahtera app today.
Those who are under home quarantine must complete that home assessment test every day.
The Ministry of Health may issue a compound if you fail to perform the home assessment test, as required.
The infographic explains who needs to perform self-monitoring using the HAT feature, and how to do it in the MySejahtera app.
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Did US Air Force pilots and bomber crews resign and walk off their jobs over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate?
Take a look at the viral video and article, and find out what the FACTS really are!
Claim : US Air Force Pilots Resigned Over Vaccine Mandate!
A video by a bodybuilder called Justin Y. O’Donnell, and an article by Real Raw News have gone viral on social media, claiming that US Air Force pilots and bomber crews walked off their jobs over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
In his video, Justin claimed that “my dad just let me know” that the Secretary of Defense sent a text message at night to all active members of the military, threatening them with a court martial if they did not get a COVID-19 vaccination by 10 AM in the morning.
The Real Raw News article is very long, so just skip to the next section for the FACTS and the video!
Twenty-seven active-duty U.S. Air Force pilots have resigned their commissions over the unconstitutionality of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s mandate requiring all Armed Forces members to at once receive a Covid-19 vaccination, Real Raw News has learned.
The exodus began on August 27, with 12 pilots from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, submitting to their commanding officer letters of resignation only hours after they received a 4:00 a.m. text message instructing them to submit to mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations by 10:00 a.m. that same day. It’s unknown whether the pilots collaborated ahead of resigning, but all 12 resignations were handed in within a 90-minute period.
One officer, a 29-year-old F-22 Raptor pilot, said of the situation, “We undergo routine physicals and must meet rigorous fitness standards to stay on flight duty. I think it’s safe to say all Air Force pilots are in good physical condition. We must be to endure extreme G-force stress on our body. There is no reason we should be at risk of Covid-19 or becoming sick from it. I know I’m not alone in rejecting this potentially dangerous and soundly untested shot.”
Pilots at other airbases apparently joined him in solidarity.
A day later, 15 pilots of the 2nd Bomb Wing in Barksdale, Louisiana tendered letters of resignation after they, too, received orders to get the jab. The orders stated explicitly that any officer refusing a Covid-19 vaccination would lose his flight status and be subject to disciplinary action, including a potential dishonorable discharge from the service.
A pilot with the 2nd Bomb Wing told RRN that he and his fellow pilots marched into their commanding officer’s office and dropped the resignation letters on his desk. He added that airmen and maintenance crews—enlisted persons who cannot simply resign from the service—are also furious about the mandatory vaccination requirement. Several of them, he told RRN, have sent hardship letters asking for early dismissal from the Air Force, mainly because they don’t have faith in a vaccine that has killed thousands of healthy people, military and civilians alike.
“This is only the beginning. A lot more of us will be turning in our wings,” he said.
RRN will provide additional details on this topic as it develops.
Fact #3 : USAF Announced Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
The US Air Force announced mandatory COVID-19 vaccination on 3 September 2021, which required all Airmen and Guardians to be FULLY-VACCINATED against COVID-19 by :
Active duty personnel : November 2, 2021
Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve personnel : December 2, 2021
There was no need for a force-wide text message because the notice was officially issued earlier.
Fact #4 : Secretary Of Defense Did Not Send Any Text Message
Defense Department spokesman, Charlie Dietz, confirmed that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin never sent a text message to all active members of the military.
It is also not logical for him to only give active military personnel all over the world only a few hours to get vaccinated.
Fact #5 : You Cannot Just Quit The US Air Force
Whether you are on Active Duty, or in the Reserves or Air National Guard service, you cannot just quit and walk away from the US Air Force.
Literally walking off the job is considered going AWOL (Absence Without Leave) – a court martial offence under Article 86 of the US Uniform Code of Military Justice.
Fact #6 : No F-22 Pilot Quit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A spokesperson for Joint Base Langley-Eustis confirmed to Reuters that :
“To date, no pilots from the 1st Fighter Wing have resigned their commission due to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate”.
Fact #7 : No B-52 Crew Member Quit Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
A spokesperson for Barksdale Air Force Base told Reuters that the viral story was “completely false“.
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