This, I found interesting. I wondered some months back why there was a so-called debate about whether viruses existed at all. This is a related, but still distinct debate from terrain theory of Antoine Béchamp, which does accept that germs exist, but seeks to explain why some people get sick while others do not, seeing germs seeking prior diseased tissue. Still, this does not show that germs do not exist at all, as some modern proponents advanced, and is a debate about the role germs play in disease.
However, as exposed by Igor Chudov, the recent debate seems to have been a psyop set up by one website, that instructed people in trolling. I suppose the idea was to muddy the waters of anti-vaxxer critics, making hem look like they were advancing unreasonable theses, hence discrediting them. We should not be surprised.
“About a week ago, Igor Chudov came across a Substack titled ‘Boostershots’. When he investigated, he discovered that Boostershots was the coordinating site of a “viruses do not exist” psychological operation (“psyop”). The site instructed people how to post on forums promoting the “no virus” theory and the Substack’s author(s) even bragged about getting people worked up about it.
We’re not saying everyone who posts “viruses do not exist” comments are part of this psyop, but what we are saying is that people need to be mindful that those who run psyops will infiltrate all sides of a debate in order to take control of the narrative to serve their purposes. At all times, we need to take care and assess what we read and watch with wisdom and discernment, not only in corporate media but also on social media, independent media, blogs and citizen journalist sites.
Also remember that just because certain words are repeated over and over again, it does not make them true. In fact, psyops use repetitive slogans – “build back better” comes to mind – to influence behaviour and perceptions. But as soon as we ask, for example, “Build what? Better than what?” the slogan falls apart. One indicator a statement is at least credible is whether it can withstand scrutiny – a repetitive slogan “viruses do not exist” providing no further information does not pass the scrutiny test, just as with the example of “build back better.” Another indicator is to look, for example, at the social media profile of the person commenting or posting to try to assess whether they appear genuine or not.
Further reading: The Ultimate Guide to Psychological Operations (Psyops), Intelligence 101, 19 February 2021
Below is an article by Igor Chudvo explaining how he uncovered, by chance, this particular “viruses do not exist” psyop.
“VIRUSES DO NOT EXIST” was a Substack Psyop – and a Nice Try!
By Igor Chudov
Remember how very many Substacks were beset with numerous comments claiming that VIRUSES DO NOT EXIST?
A lot of Substackers, myself included, responded to these claims. I even started a DEBATE that received 1,663 replies and was very lively.
Read more: DEBATE: Viruses do not exist? Or do they? Igor Chudov, 5 September 2022
Very many other Substackers provided interesting, informative, insightful, at times, emotional writeups on this topic. This includes A Midwestern Doctor, Steve Kirsch, Stephanie Brail, James Lyons-Weiler, Meryl Nass, Amy Sukwan, and more. (Please let me [Igor Chudov] know who else posted on this topic prior to today, whose post garnered at least 20 comments, and I will add it to my list).
To some people, the insistence that viruses do not exist seemed odd as the “no virus” theory contradicts almost every person’s life experience of getting infected with viruses, such as chickenpox, and acquiring immunity. As a tolerant person, I have no problem with people believing in whatever they want, so the debate I started was an opportunity to learn from each other.
Psyop from BoosterShots Substack
About a week ago, I searched DuckDuckGo for my name just to see what was up and saw something weird that attracted my attention. It was a Substack site boostershots.substack.com (archive link).
It turns out that Boostershots was the coordinating site of the psyop and instructed people how to post on forums promoting the “no virus” theory. The author(s) even bragged about getting people worked up about it, about my debate, Steve Kirsch etc.
Why Did the “No-Virus Psyop” Fizzle?
However, this psyop fizzled. Why? In my opinion, this entire operation was an attempt to hitch a cart to a dead horse (“no virus” theory), flog this dead horse, and get the cart going. The dead horse did not go very far, and that explains why the Boostershots campaign was abandoned eventually. The “no virus” theory is not exactly new (it predates the virus theory), and it never went very far in the last 100 years, on or outside of Substack.
Our own anti-vax campaign is a great counterexample: we have a multitude of opinions, can handle disagreement, our thoughts are constantly sharpened by these disagreements, and broad truth is behind us. Our “horse” is very much alive!