Lee Fang On Moderna's Disturbing Surveillance Of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya And Other Covid Dissidents

This new episode of the podcast features investigative journalist Lee Fang discussing various topics related to the Illusion of Consensus in science, public health, and public policy. The conversation covers Twitter's covert campaign to influence messaging, the role of AI firm Logically AI in censoring activists and journalists, the suppression of research on pesticides, and Moderna's surveillance and censorship efforts. The discussion also includes Jay Bhattacharya's personal experience and perspective on these issues. The conversation explores the censorship and suppression of vaccine information, the lack of media coverage on critical topics, the conflict of interest in public health, the lack of transparency in financial relationships, astroturfing and marketing tactics, the blurring of the line between corporate PR and public health, trolls and online attacks, the mobilization of healthcare professionals, the lack of disclosure and transparency, the corruption of trust in healthcare institutions, and the crisis of trust.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

07:46 Twitter's Covert Campaign

18:16 Logically AI and Election Influence

26:13 Pesticides and Suppression of Research

39:35 Moderna's Surveillance and Censorship

46:16 Jay Bhattacharya's Experience and Perspective

47:57 Censorship and Suppression of Vaccine Information

49:09 Lack of Media Coverage

50:46 Conflict of Interest in Public Health

51:20 Lack of Transparency in Financial Relationships

52:41 Astroturfing and Marketing Tactics

53:31 Blurring the Line Between Corporate PR and Public Health

55:24 Trolls and Online Attacks

56:15 Mobilization of Healthcare Professionals

57:40 Lack of Disclosure and Transparency

58:05 Corruption of Trust in Healthcare Institutions

59:00 Crisis of Trust