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2023-05-17 00:21:45 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 226FF62AC2C6508D0274884A79FAAD8FFEDC34651B492D144F8F40A24E556BD4
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The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta sanctioned Dr. William (Viliam) Makis in 2018. In Dec 2022, Reuters discredited claims that Covid vaccinations were causing widespread deaths. Musk reinstated him in March. The hashtag is a debunked conspiracy theory. https://search.cpsa.ca/Complaints?fn=023044-000019262482-OT https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-vaccines-80-doctors/fact-check-no-evidence-that-80-canadian-doctors-died-from-covid-vaccinations-idUSL1N33K1EM https://www.factcheck.org/2022/12/scicheck-died-suddenly-pushes-bogus-depopulation-theory/ https://apnews.com/article/vaccine-died-suddenly-misinformation-a8e3a80a015ba9bf78b6bd4f3c271f58 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/01/died-suddenly-documentary-covid-vaccine-conspiracy-theory/672819/ https://twitter.com/MakisMD/status/1641938681538940929
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