Question

The coronavirus pandemic and its associated vaccines serve as tools for manipulating and controlling society.

Answer 1

Was the COVID-19 pandemic and associated vaccines part of a deliberate mind control initiative?

Fact-checked: False.

There is no proof to back up the claim. According to the Annals of Medicine and Surgery Journal, to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, countries implemented stringent measures, including school closures, remote work arrangements, quarantines in high-case regions, and, most critically, lockdowns aimed at controlling the outbreak. There is no evidence that the pandemic, lockdowns, or vaccines had anything to do with mind control.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7293850/#:~:text=Countries%20have%20taken%20very%20strict,down%20the%20COVID%2019%20outbreak.

https://www.bbc.com/news/55017002

Answer 2

I'm actually a bit curious on if you had more information regarding your claim as the evidence you provided for it leads me straight to a meme that involves a doctor and a patient who says he doesn't have the COVID vaccine booster shot because he isn't interested in mind control. Unfortunately, a meme without any concrete evidence, let alone from a website that isn't reliable can't be used for support when it comes to this claim. 

Coming from the Mayo Clinic Health System, their article discusses COVID 19 myths while providing factual and proven information involving what the vaccines do for citizens, even stating in one section, "COVID-19 vaccines won't track your location or movements. COVID-19 vaccines were developed to help the body develop immunity to the virus that causes COVID-19. Also, COVID-19 vaccines don't contain preservatives, antibiotics, metals, or aborted fetal tissues or cells." 

While the article was first published on September 2 2021, it has since been updated on August 2 2023, making the article have new information and debunked myths as well for further information. Hope this helps!

https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/featured-topic/covid-19-vaccine-myths-debunked 

Comments

Great job on this fact-check! You did a phenomenal job researching the subject as opposed to this person making the claim.  You backed up how this was fake with a very reliable source, the Mayo Clinic. If I were you, I would add to your claim that this is disinformation to inform people.

Answer 3

There is no evidence that supports this claim, in fact, upon further research there is an overwhelming number of study’s that disagree. One of these is a study published by Pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, the national library of medicine. This study that was conducted in Sydney Australia, consisted of a multi disciplinary team collecting online rumors over the course of the previous year, spanning many different platforms. To introduce the topic it is state that there is a need for cognitive inoculation against misinformation related to the covid 19 rumors. The researcher tested rumors against quantitive data and categorized the results as truthful, false, and misleading. Results came back stunningly strong with 91% rumors and 9% conspiracy theories started in 52 other countries. In conclusion the study states that many times rumors are taken as facts and believing in such things lead to action, when it is better to go back to the source. This study is supported by Dr. Anna McLaughlin’s, an honorary postdoctoral researcher who published an article based on her study of the same topic.