Debunking COVID-19 Conspiracies (Coronavirus Update #2) 

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

"People don't get paid to study something that doesn't exist." astrologists: *_NERVOUS SWEATING_*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

"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.

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

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.

"People don't get paid salaries to study things that don't exist." Theoretical Physicists left the chatroom

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

We as a society really are in trouble

"People dont get salary to study things that dont exist." Theologists: *nervous sweating*

Do not under any circumstance delete this video.

I didn’t realise a significant number of people were saying the virus doesn’t exist... I just think a lot are questioning how dangerous it really is and the over reactive nature of people I.e. driving in their car ALONE wearing a face mask.

Professor Dave, Has your view of the “Lab Leak Hypothesis” changed since you made this video?

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

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

#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

Dear professor Dave, I’ve watched your content for sometime now. I do enjoy it witch is why I have a question. I understand that ginger for example can’t stop you from becoming infected however isn’t it true that ginger does possess antiviral properties that can help slow the progression and severity of Symptoms?

Meanwhile in 1348: Yo guys wanna randomly stop using our essential oils and getting our minerals

Thank you professor Dave for making the effort to fight misinformation. RU-vid debunkers collectively deserve a Nobel prize.

The hospital thing works the other way around. Our local hospital was divided into two: Covid and non-Covid. The Covid half was initially quite empty but not for long. As our nurse friend put it "it was the calm before the storm".

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.

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

in all fairness, honey and lemon do help relieve your symptoms. they just took that and exagerrated it

That ending rant about conspiracies was essentially a modernised and more concise version of Sagan’s “The Demon-Haunted World: Science As A Candle In The Dark”

This is such a frustrating topic for me. I've gone over all sides of the arguments trying to find answers and for every point made by one side, there's a counterpoint by the other made that debunks or neutralizes it. There's too many things up in the air and it's challenging to decide who or what to trust. Honestly, I feel like turning off all media and just living life is the best option at this point.

"Stay safe." On it! "Stay sane." A little late on that advice. 😇

I love this, just finished my Chemistry finals and found professor Dave very helpful and now this comes out. It's like ... A BONUS EPISODE or an easter egg in a videogame.

What about gain-of-function research?

I know someone addicted to conspiracies. They believe in almost everything addressed here and more.

> People don't get paid salaries to study things that don't exist Theology professors have left the chat.

We need to get better at teaching science at school and making sure we in the science community engage with society at large. Doing this will reduce the amount of BS on the internet. Dave Please keep up what you are doing this goes along way in helping science to engage with the population at large.

Actually your wrong, people DO get paid to study nothing. It’s called theology

Saying hospitals are empty is like walking into a school hallway during class hours and saying nobody goes to school

Well that was excellent ─ I could have listened to more along those lines all day. Such a refreshing change from the ubiquitous conspiratorial/partisan bile being spewed across social media. Keep it up! I shall be sharing with certain family members...fingers crossed!

"people don't get paid salaries to study things that don't exist" He forgot astrologists :-p Btw please make a debunking video for astrology!

I loved this video outside of 1 critique. You can tell what is happening in a hospital based on an observation limited to 1 room, if in that room the hospital staff does something definitively erroneous or unethical with demonstrable evidence i.e.- abuse or murder.

Might be interesting to do a postmortem on the sentiments represented here a year later when the Wuhan Lab theory appears to have gotten a bit more credibility. Skepticism is healthy. The irrational notion that the mainstream is always correct would have stopped many ideas that we now accept as facts.

"Alt-health" lol. I'm gonna use this.

Would have been interesting to see a debunk of more challenging ideas that are going around, not just complete non-sense conspiracies haha. I guess it's good to get at least these out of the way but there is so much more besides this: including the testing, the way the people get diagnosed with the virus & how true are the overall statistics.

I feel this video needs an update

"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." - Voltaire

Some would argue people who study religion are paid to study something that doesn't exist.

Having people attack communication networks is especially bad during a global crisis. What should you do if you develop a persistent dry cough and fever but can't call for help because some idiot disabled the nearest comm tower? How can researchers develop treatments and vaccines if they can't share their findings? There's a reason telecoms have been declared essential services during the pandemic.

Well done Prof. Dave. Sadly, 20 months later and the madness still prevails.

The newest first comments made me lose brain cells

I'm horrified about the amount of misinformation and number of bots. The producers of this are really taking advantage of peoples anxiety.

Ok ok 5g won’t cause Covid what about 10g (this is a joke)

Greetings from Sweden! The Picture at 7:40, is it a photo/image? It is so amazing! I love it , but I want to know if it is really real before I share with friends and family. Thank you as ever for the great content.

To everyone commenting about how #4 not aging well, he was implying that COVID-19 being a bioweapon is a conspiracy theory. The lab leak hypothesis is not the same as the former.

Great! One of the most clearly considered critiques I’ve heard. No hatred here, just a very thoughtful debunking of the many ridiculous ideas & misunderstandings being circulated by the ignorant or mischievous, or by those with something to gain. 👍👍👍

“People don’t get paid to study something that does not exist.” Theology? An acknowledgement of the existence of a supreme being then....cool! God exists!

Where is the flu?

My wife has her masters in microbiology and she works making vaccines for the poultry industry. I though she was amazing before the pandemic. Know though, she's on a whole other level. Nothing like getting life saving info from the woman you love 😂👍

Thanks for keeping the internet informed about the truth. In an information age, not many of our people are educated.

"No logical basis for Corona to be a Biological Weapon" Well, now I am confused about all the conventional, chemical, nuclear and biological weapons that have been used in war.

So in other words, if I cook ginger root in a Chinese 5G microwave, I'll be immortal. Cool. Good tip, bruh.

The recent comments are... disappointing

"Stay safe, check." The commenter types while looking at the wall. "Stay sane..." The commenter pauses to walk around the house picking up various items. "...that one might be an issue." The commenter straps pillows to his body and jumps into the walls for amusement.

people dont get salary to study things that don't exists people in churches mosque temple and makka : * Penguin faces *

In a future video can you hang the cloth on the ironing board/long skinny table or add a link to a full view, it looks very interesting!

2:00, I can hear the, “Why do I have to explain this?” in his voice, lol.

"People don't get paid salaries to study things that don't exist" well thats definitely not true

i actually had people in my family diagnosed. Thankfully we all recovered! spreading the word! i appreciate you man!!!

It is crazy, in 2022, to see "2 years ago" on a covid video.

A lot of people I know are interested in conspiracy theories as well. Also just wanted to say I'm super happy you're answering questions on a video from 2020; it's rare to see nowadays.

We should make an FPS game in which Dave, Professor Stick, and Vsauce shoot down flat earth theories.

These are people who call Earth is flat

when do we get a professor dave debunks channel

Do not know how this came up in my suggestions,but about time youtube got a suggestion in material im interested in!!

Why are my comments getting deleted? Literally all I said was that there are people who get paid to study things that aren't real.

You: People dont get paid salaries to study things, that dont exists. Theologian: Hold my book of fairytales...

Hey, Professor Dave. Do you have any opinions on Del Bigtree?

bro i’m trippin off acid rn and u showin pictures of viruses had me stuck in a trance for an hour 😭

Have you ever considered doing a debunk-style video on Dr. John Campbell? He's a first class twat in the UK who basically went off the deep end when it comes to COVID. From basic research on the guy he seems to do much the same thing as Ben Davidson. Just flashes papers claiming something when in reality the paper doesn't say that. He's also not a doctor, well at least not the medical kind but everyone seems to think he is. I would exercise caution though because he's been known to file fraudulent copyright claims against any video that criticises him. So maybe it's not a good idea

4:39 This one is fantastic, people in the Netherlands say that COVID is caused by 5g and are burning (supposed) 5g poles The Netherlands doesn't have 5g (yet)

I like how people are using #4 as a gotcha when you literally handled it in the most responsible way. It's astonishing that people can't tell the difference between, "It could have come from a lab, but we don't yet have evidence for that claim" and, "It definitely didn't come from a lab and that will never be proven ever ever never ever."

With the digestion question, I personally notice when having small things like the general flu that when I have a goner and honey tea it does help speed up the healing process and also negates the throat pains. Does the tea help or not?

Not everyone has a "cozy place" called home to be in

"People don't have jobs to study things that don't exist"... Have you heard of religion? 🤣

Dave how do you stay up to date on comments? Doesn't that take a bunch of time?

Dave, my dad caught the virus and I'm just wondering if once you get it, are you somehow less likely/ immune to it? Thank you for reading ;)

are there any electron microscope images of Covid 19 anywhere ?

If you have any Integrity you will cover Dr Faucis misinformation too.

As a physician and great fan of your teaching posts, showing them better than I could do myself, I ask you to reconsider about certain nutrients, such as Quercitin plus Zinc, Vit D and sunlight, therefore healthy food and living, may affect the outcome of the Corona pandemic and stating otherwise will not help your viewers.

I like how you always respond to people in these comments?!? Amazing!! :))

Go take the vaccine so Nugget can go buy nuggets

Can we get an update on this?

Hey just a curious mind asking a question here. I came across this biologist called Bret Weinstein arguing that there is a possibility the virus was an accidental lab leak. He moved to give a missing evolutionary phase on the development as evidece. I personally lack inowledge about the subject so would be interested to hear other toughts

Do you have anything new to add to this? Maybe you have another video I just haven't seen yet

This video is rather sensible and fair. There's a lot of issues that have been brought up lately that I'm trying to wrap my head around, and would like a second opinion on. This controversy has a huge influence on my life right now, so all educated input is valued. Can we expect an update video? I wouldn't be surprised if you're asked about these a lot. 1. What are your thoughts on Peter McCullough and Robert Malone? (the former being the most published and peer reviewed cardiologist and epidemiologist, the latter being considered "the godfather of MRA.")(Also, correct me if I've been given the wrong idea about who they are.) 2. Thoughts on Nobel-prize winner Luc Montagnier, the discoverer of HIV, suggesting "everyone who's received the booster shot should get tested for HIV." He died shortly after saying this, supposedly the circumstances were suspicious but I can't confirm anything. 3. A DNA sequence found in covid-19 matches one that was patented by Moderna before the pandemic. Is this true? Is there more nuance to this? 4. FDA wanting to withhold vaccine trial results until 2095, and the criticism of the trials only lasting 6 months while allegedly they didn't do "double blind" studies which de-legitimized the study. (This is jargon to me, I may be misunderstanding or mislead on what this all means.) 5. Thoughts on the huge increase in athletes and coaches dropping on the field, and developing issues. (+600% if I remember correctly, all fully vaxxed. Meanwhile, unvaxxed athletes, while garnering lots of negative press, all appear healthy.) There's also been a huge increase in pilots suffering heart attacks. 6. Allegedly, countries with the lowest jab numbers and most lax restrictions have been the least effected by covid. In contrast the most strict and highest vax rate countries have been hit the hardest. Also, Japan flattened the curve as soon as they eased their restrictions and encouraged use of Ivermectin, while not mandating the vax and vax passports, and in fact telling people not to discriminate against unvaxxed. It was an insanely dramatic drop in cases, too.

Ignorance is the most dangerous epidemic

Update on the supposed lab leak soon? (Not trying to discredit you in any mean, just looking for more information)

I have a question Dave, if you already had the virus is there any chances that you are immuned or get it less bad if reinfected?