Debunking COVID-19 Conspiracies (Coronavirus Update #2)

So my last COVID-19 video didn't age too well. When I posted it in mid-February it seemed like containment was possible, and then a month later we found ourselves in the situation we are in now, quarantined and wondering when this will all be over. As one should come to expect by in this day and age, misinformation and conspiracies are rampant regarding the coronavirus, and each one is dumber than the last. Let's go through just a few of them now, and see if we can put a dent in this madness.

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[bryandepaepe]

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is more dangerous than it's been given credit for.

[blavietes]

After my shift yesterday, someone told me that I needed to stop taking insulin (I'm type 1 diabetic) because that's what's keeping me sick. Hearing someone say that viruses aren't real seems par for the course nowadays

[yu]

This reminds me those kids in chemistry and biology “ bruh I ain’t finna use this in real world”

[utkuayranc]

"People don't get paid to study something that doesn't exist."

astrologists: *_NERVOUS SWEATING_*

[auxityne]

I would propose that 5G can stop the coronavirus by giving it access to Netflix in 4K and making it too lazy to spread.

[jackri]

It is legitimately difficult to identify which comments are satire and which are just entirely stupid.

[ryantoth]

I feel like the whole "Government bad, Science Government, science bad" explains it pretty well. That's the basis of most conspiracies I can think of.

[fereman]

Karen:5G spreads the coronavirus
Also Karen:i got a Galaxy S10+ 5G

[TinyDeskEngineer]

Misinformation like this is possibly the worst thing to come out of the invention of the internet.

[sublimechalicefpv]

There is no cure for stupid - Stupid see's, stupid believes, stupid repeats.

[IamHenryK]

My wife just gave birth to our son a few weeks ago via c-section, then needed to have her gallbladder removed. I for one am very thankful that the hospitals here in Minnesota are not swarmed with Covid-19 patients and appreciated the lack of frantic energy at the hospital during a very difficult 2 weeks.

[SlideySimsMusic]

"People don't get paid salaries to study things that don't exist."

Theoretical Physicists left the chatroom

[dershogun]

"Ignorance is the root of all evil!" - Platon

[tom]

The fact we even have to say the phrase "viruses exist" to some people worrys me about the level of stupidity in the world.

[Yaman]

You should make a new video on how the government subordinated healthy and safety for corporate profit.

[fecu]

There's a level of absurdity you just can't parody.

[robsquared]

"The more seriously we take this, the faster we can return to normal." *about a year after this was posted* Yeah, a lot of people failed to take this seriously, and wouldn't you know, we're still dealing with it a year later.

[toddturnbaugh]

#4 looks a lot less silly now that we know about the gain of function testing. But boy were you bad mouthed if you considered this 4 years ago

[akosorosz]

I can't understand it so it must be a lie.

[alastaircarr]

Ive searched but can't find if Dave has made a new video on this subject. A lot has come to light since this video was made. Just curious if all the new info has changed his position.