#DiedSuddenly β Inside an anti-vax conspiracy
How is a film linked to a trend of online accounts linking virtually and death or illness of a celebrity, athlete or ordinary person to Covid vaccines without evidence?
Since the Covid vaccines were rolled out, a trend has emerged β accounts online linking virtually any death or illness, of a celebrity, athlete or member of the public, to the shots without any evidence.
A conspiracy theory film called Died Suddenly released last year appears to have supercharged the practice which has been described using the word βghoulingβ.
In this episode of 5 Questions On, the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's health and disinformation reporter Rachel Schraer talks about her investigation for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Trending and Newsnight into the film and what its impact has been on people who believe its message, and on the bereaved families being trolled.
Producer: Will Chalk
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