"The American right is partially defined by its embracing debunked conspiracy theories such as the big lie about the 2020 election and those involving all things COVID. While some conspiracy theories are intentionally manufactured by those who know they are untrue (such as the 2020 election conspiracy theories) other theories might start by people being bad at reading things correctly."
"The simple version is this: in a chat on Reddit, Gates predicted that people would have a digital "passport" of their health records. Some Americans who attended K-12 public schools have already used a paper version of this. I have my ancient elementary school health records, which I recently consulted to confirm I had received my measles booster as a kid. As this is being written, measles has returned to my adopted state of Florida."
"Bill Gate's prediction was picked up by a Swedish website focused on biohacking which proposed using an implanted chip to store this information. This is not a new idea for biohackers or science fiction, but it was not Gate's idea. However, the site used the untrue headline, "Bill Gates will use microchip implants to fight coronavirus." As should surprise no one, the family tree of the conspiracy leads next to my adopted state of Florida."
The American right embraces debunked conspiracy theories such as the big lie about the 2020 election and COVID-related myths. Some conspiracy theories are intentionally manufactured by people who know they are untrue, while others originate from misreading or misinterpreting statements. In one case, a Reddit chat recorded a Gates prediction that people would have a digital 'passport' of health records. A Swedish biohacking site proposed using an implanted chip to store such information and ran an untrue headline attributing the idea to Gates. A pastor amplified the claim with a misleading YouTube video title. Tattoos and paper records have been suggested or used as vaccination markers.
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