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Re:Psychopathological Correlates of Conspiracy Beliefs by gadders on Monday March 04, 2024 @06:32AM (#39589215)
>> Pharmaceutical companies cover up the dangers of vaccines. >> People are deceived about vaccine efficacy. >> Vaccine efficacy data is often fabricated.

Not in every case, but I would certainly argue it could have happened.

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Re:Psychopathological Correlates of Conspiracy Beliefs by dtx1 on Monday March 04, 2024 @08:47AM (#39590410)
Arguably this one: People are deceived about vaccine safety.

Is it deceiving to argue something is "safe" when the person receiving the advice is not educated enough in vaccines or statistics to make a truly educated decision? A truthful description about the safety of any medicine involves a deep understanding of statistics, medical testing and general risk calculation.

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