In our follow up to The Leak, Confirmation Bias and Media Ecosystems, FACT Aotearoa look at the rhetorical techniques used in Barry Young's data leak to make it seem like it reveals something it doesn't.
Covid-19 Vaccines
Misinformation about Covid-19 vaccinations is rife. But we can easily say that Covid-19 vaccinations are safe. We know because we work with incredible scientists and medical professionals who do the research, crunch the data and administer vaccines. Read on about vaccine myths and the real truth.
The recent leak and “analysis” of COVID-19 vaccination records is chum in the water for conspiracy theorists. They might not believe all of the data, or the conclusions made, but the story confirms what they believed all along. And they're using it to spread misinformation worldwide.
Recently, Sue Grey has been responsible for spreading misinformation and bringing lawsuits against NZ’s successful vaccine rollouts and mandates. But this isn’t where she began her contentious career.
Madeline Chapman Lays out exactly what FACT Aotearoa was thinking when we contacted Newsroom about Melanie Reid's uncritical coverage of Voice for Freedom.
Misinformation is flying around the internet at breakneck speed spreading the falsity that mRNA vaccines change your DNA. This is not true. Find out about what is mRNA vaccines can, and cannot do.
Published December 14 2021:
FACT Aotearoa uncovers a video of a camo-clad Dunedin nurse making violent threats against vaccinators, doctors, and nurses as a part of the "resistance."
Published December 1 2021:FACT Aotearoa misinformation researchers viewed posts offering "real" vaccine passes to people for $50 each, an illegal act with penalties of up to six months in prison and up to $12,000 in fines.
Published November 12 2021:Update on FACT Aotearoa's formal complaint about anti-vax lawyer Sue Grey. The Law Society is now investigating Sue Grey over formal complaints.
Published October 29 2021:
A formal complaint has been laid against lawyer and anti-vaccine campaigner Sue Grey for using her status in the legal profession to further her “flawed, inaccurate and dangerous” claims about Covid-19.
FACT Aotearoa asks lawyers and other professionals to stop using private information and misinformation to advance their anti-vaccination causes.