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Mark Robinson has been found dead in his car because of "sudden vaccine onset."
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This article or forum post seems very illegitimate. It seems as if someone just wanted to spread disinformation. I have never heard of "bisky" but it seems like Wikipedia where anyone can post anything. This is not a reliable source. In fact I cannot find any information anywhere about Mark Robinson being dead.

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by Newbie (350 points)
Why did you post about something that is simply not true? There is no evidence that Mark Robinson has died of or had any major medical event related to 'sudden vaccine onset'. Could you also explain your source? When clicking on the link, there is no information given and you must log into an account for the website to access it. 'Bsky' is also not a trusted, realible website because anyone can post anything on it, so can you explain your reasoning behind why you chose them?
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by Apprentice (1.0k points)
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I appreciate how you pointed out that the original source is not a reliable source of information, but were you perhaps able to find any information that could possibly disprove the claim in any way? Any sightings of him in the public or activity on socials? I'm sure that the claim is not true due to its source but I am just curious.
by Newbie (300 points)
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The claim that Mark Robinson has been found dead due to a sudden vaccine onset is completely false, and your source is unreliable. There is no evidence that Mark Robinson has died or even that vaccines can cause death in the way in which you claimed.
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by Novice (800 points)
The link you have posted provides zero evidence to your claim. Even if there was content, it seems to be a chat forum and not a legitimate journal. Mark Robinson is not dead and I have not seen anything else claiming that he has passed. In the future, if you see news that you want to be checked, the first step could be to check reliable sources.
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Well said. This source can only be described as comically deceptive. Coincidentally, the layout of this source is strangely similar to twitter, which goes ever further to illustrate how this claim is absurdly fictional, purely a hoax, and most likely intended as a practical joke.
by Apprentice (1.0k points)
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I agree the source attributed to this claim is bogus. searching the claim yields no results relating to any Mark Robinson dying or anything related to "sudden vaccine onset" a phrase which I cannot decipher or define or find any info relating to besides perhaps side-effects of a vaccine. Bluesky (or BSKY) is a social media app similar to that of Twitter (or X as it is now titled). This claim is completely false without any reasonable evidence to back it up besides a social media post form an unofficial user. Your advice is very useful to prevent wasteful posting.
by Novice (880 points)
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I appreciate how blunt you were about this source and post. The source has no actual information. Sharing about a story that in no way is real doesnt make sense. If the news is so big, you wouldve probability heard about it elsewhere and if not at least look at another source before posting.

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