Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-08 14:52:19 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2D0C1B00B32991AA48E0D0D1AFD30CAA2DC581B79A205376A935890CBF3C3140
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Original Note:
The "famous figures use adrenochrome as a kind of Fountain of Youth" conspiracy theory is just that, and has been debunked repeatedly as a part of the broader PizzaGate/QAnon conspiracy theory web. It's a remix of an old anti-Semitic lie (blood libel) for the 21st century: https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-dark-virality-of-a-hollywood-blood-harvesting-conspiracy/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-qanon-became-obsessed-with-adrenochrome-an-imaginary-drug-hollywood-is-harvesting-from-kids https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/pseudoscience/qanons-adrenochrome-quackery
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