Fact Check: Mass Formation Psychosis (spoiler it doesn't exist)
Fact Check By Karen Naratif & Dave Manonst
Contrary to the claims of Dr. Robert Malone and Mattias Desmet we aren’t all being manipulated by our governments.
Claim:
Governments have caused a ‘Mass Formation Psychosis’ by intentionally stirring fear around public health and hypnotising an unsuspecting public into accepting tyranny.
Verdict:
Details:
The alt right media (Podcasts, Telegram & GB News) have been sharing a conspiracy about a government inflicted psychosis taking ahold of the public, in an attempt to explain why we are accepting of draconian novel public health measures such as lockdowns, vaccine mandates & health passes.
These claims are of course completely false.
Dr. Robert Malone who famously brought the theory to prominence during an interview with xenophobe Joe Rogan, also claims he invented MRNA technology. But he is actually just a crucial researcher and patent holder of that technology.
Mattias Desmet, the main proponent of this idea, argues there are 4 simultaneous societal factors that need to be met for this to take hold. Lets pick them apart 1 indisputable fact at a time:
A Lack of social bonds
This is demonstrably untrue, we’ve never been closer to our families & colleagues thanks to technology like Zoom.
People experience life as meaningless or senseless
If life was so meaningless, why are we all trying to avoid infection from a deadly disease?
Free floating anxiety and free floating psychological discontent
We have safe and effective drugs to prevent this.
Free floating frustration and aggression
We have safe and effective drugs to prevent this too.
Desmet himself doesn’t use the word ‘psychosis’, he deems this to be rude and merely calls it a “Mass Formation”. Which is a bit like saying “Karen Naratif articles are a mass formation”. Without the descriptor people can’t confirm or deny this phrase. Unlike in this common example “Karen Naratif articles are a mass formation of truth”.
Summary- Slam Debunk
While it’s true some governments have used fear to manipulate some people some of the time, it isn’t true of all governments nor all people (note believers of this conspiracy are seemingly unaffected). Moreover, Vaccine passports and lockdowns are not comparable to tyranny as they are simply designed to protect us.
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This Fact-Check was written by Karen Naratif and Dave Manonst.
Authors have declared no competing interests.
Karen Naratif and Dave Manonst are impartial independent researchers funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Unqualified crap from the “fact checkers” fun fact the telegraph published an article apologising for the MANIPULATION.
This is hilarious