Covid-19 Denialism

Short description: Belief that the COVID-19 pandemic or its effects do not exist

"COVID is a lie" graffiti in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England

COVID-19 denialism or merely COVID denialism is the thinking of those who deny the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic,^[1]^[2] or, at the very least, deny that deaths are happening in the manner or proportions scientifically recognized by the World Health Organization. The claims that the COVID-19 pandemic has been faked, exaggerated, or mischaracterized are pseudoscience.^[3] Some famous people who have engaged in COVID-19 denialism include Elon Musk,^[4] former U.S. President Donald Trump,^[5]^[6] and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.^[7]

References

↑ Friedman, Uri (2020). "The Coronavirus-Denial Movement Now Has a Leader" (in en-US). TheAtlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/bolsonaro-coronavirus-denial-brazil-trump/608926/.
↑ Phillips, Tom (2020). "Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says coronavirus crisis is a media trick" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-says-coronavirus-crisis-is-a-media-trick.
↑ Phillips, Tom; Briso, Caio Barretto (2020). "Bolsonaro's anti-science response to coronavirus appals Brazil's governors" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-brazil-governors-appalled.
↑ Walsh, Joe. "Elon Musk's False Covid Predictions: A Timeline" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/03/13/elon-musks-false-covid-predictions-a-timeline/.
↑ "Don't Be Shocked Trump Lied About COVID On Tape. Be Horrified That It Won't Matter" (in en). https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/09/09/woodward-book-play-it-down-coronavirus-steve-almond.
↑ "Six months of Trump's Covid denials: 'It'll go away … It's fading'" (in en). 2020-07-29. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/29/trump-coronavirus-science-denial-timeline-what-has-he-said.
↑ "Bolsonaro's most controversial coronavirus quotes" (in en). 2021-06-19. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210619-bolsonaro-s-most-controversial-coronavirus-quotes.

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[1] Friedman, Uri (2020). "The Coronavirus-Denial Movement Now Has a Leader" (in en-US). TheAtlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/bolsonaro-coronavirus-denial-brazil-trump/608926/.

[2] Phillips, Tom (2020). "Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro says coronavirus crisis is a media trick" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/23/brazils-jair-bolsonaro-says-coronavirus-crisis-is-a-media-trick.

[3] Phillips, Tom; Briso, Caio Barretto (2020). "Bolsonaro's anti-science response to coronavirus appals Brazil's governors" (in en-GB). The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/27/jair-bolsonaro-coronavirus-brazil-governors-appalled.

[4] Walsh, Joe. "Elon Musk's False Covid Predictions: A Timeline" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/03/13/elon-musks-false-covid-predictions-a-timeline/.

[5] "Don't Be Shocked Trump Lied About COVID On Tape. Be Horrified That It Won't Matter" (in en). https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2020/09/09/woodward-book-play-it-down-coronavirus-steve-almond.

[6] "Six months of Trump's Covid denials: 'It'll go away … It's fading'" (in en). 2020-07-29. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/29/trump-coronavirus-science-denial-timeline-what-has-he-said.

[7] "Bolsonaro's most controversial coronavirus quotes" (in en). 2021-06-19. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210619-bolsonaro-s-most-controversial-coronavirus-quotes.

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