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Conspirituality

302: The Disinformation Dozen: Wuhan Drift

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.02.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Early in this podcast we covered the Disinformation Dozen, 12 wellness influencers and contrarian health figures responsible for spreading the lion’s share of vaccine misinformation on major social media platforms. On a recent MAHA Action weekly call, Tony Lyons got the group back together for a victory lap after a court settlement seemed to justify their actions. Or did it? We break down the court case, then hear from the influencers who continue to inflate their own sense of self-importance while rewriting a history that only exists in their minds. Show Notes The Real Election Threat: Tech Oligarchs & Algorithms | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart POLITICO: Do the Disinformation Dozen Still Matter State Dept. Imposes Sanctions on Disinfo Advocacy Groups Original Disinformation Dozen Report CDC “Whistleblower’s Debunked Autism Claims Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.8

Hey, everyone. Welcome to Conspiratuality, where we investigate the intersections of conspiracy theories and spiritual influence to uncover cults, pseudoscience, and authoritarian extremism.

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I'm Derek Barris.

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I'm Matthew Remski.

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I'm Julian Walker. You can find us on Instagram and threads at Conspiruality Pod, as well as individually over on Blue Sky. And you can access all of our episodes ad-free, plus our Monday bonus episodes on Patreon at patreon.com slash conspirituality. If you just want to get our Monday bonus episodes, you can also do so via

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Conspiruality 302, the disinformation dozen, Wuhan Drift.

1:31.9

Early in the history of this podcast, we covered the disinformation dozen,

1:35.4

12 wellness influencers and contrarian health figures responsible for spreading the

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lion's share of vaccine misinformation on major social media platforms.

1:45.2

We featured the man behind the report, Imran Ahmed, multiple times to discuss the implications

1:49.9

of his center's findings. And of course, we tracked the influencers responsible for spreading

1:55.7

uncertainty, doubt, and anti-science rhetoric around vaccines. Last week, on the Maha Action Weekly Call,

2:04.2

Tony Lyons got the group back together for a victory lap

2:07.3

after a court settlement seemed to justify their actions.

2:11.9

Or did it?

2:13.3

We'll break down the court case,

2:14.7

then hear from the influencers who continue to inflate

2:17.4

their own sense of self-importance,

2:19.5

while rewriting a history that only exists in their minds.

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