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Big Pharma

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1.

Check off all of the groups that tend to fall into the category "Big Pharma"?

pharmaceutical companies

corporations

NGOs

anyone who profits from prescription drugs

politicians

insurance companies

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Although there are different strains of "Big Pharma" conspiracy theories, they generally claim that Big Pharma is run by a small handful of people who prioritize over .

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3.

Check off all of the following that are TRUE of the HIV/AIDS conspiracy theories.

Some people believe that the government created HIV/AIDS as a way to eradicate the black and/or gay communities

Some people believe that President Nixon was responsible for creating HIV/AIDS

Most conspiracy theorists believe that government actions in the 1950s were responsible for the creation of HIV/AIDS

Scientists still have no idea how HIV/AIDS originated, which feeds into the conspiracy theories

It was scientifically possible for HIV/AIDS to be created in a lab in the 1970s

Some people believe that HIV/AIDS was created by the CIA

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4.

Check off all of the following that are TRUE of the fluoride conspiracy theories.

The U.S. has the highest water fluoridation rates in the world.

Some people were concerned about the fact that fluoride was a "chemical" and see anything "chemical" as bad

Some people believe that the fluoridation of water was originally a communist plot

Toothpaste tubes warn us that too much fluoride is bad for us, which serves as evidence for many conspiracy theorists.

Some people believe that the purpose of water fluoridation was to lower Americans' IQs or give them certain diseases

The first water fluoridation efforts in the U.S. were done with the consent of parents in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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5.

Check off all of the following that are TRUE of cancer conspiracy theories.

The sheer number of people that would be required to keep a cancer cure is secret would probably be in the hundreds of thousands.

There would be one single cure for cancer.

Cancer is one single disease.

Cancer survival rates have doubled over the last 40 years.

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Check off all of the following that are TRUE of the vaccine conspiracy theories.

The study connecting autism and vaccination was revoked in 2005.

Most people who spread vaccine conspiracy theories actually have medical degrees or other medical credentials.

Some studies show that about 1/3 of Americans possibly believe in some sort of vaccine conspiracy theory.

Some people believe that the only reason we have vaccines is so that pharmacies can profit.

Vaccine conspiracy theories were prevalent during Covid, where some people believed that the vaccine had microchips in it or could alter your DNA.

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7.

What does the phrase "social power" have to do with conspiracy theories?

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Public trust in both and is at historic lows.