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'''''The Daily Sceptic''''' is a blog created by British journalist [[Toby Young]]. It has |
'''''The Daily Sceptic''''' is a blog created by British journalist [[Toby Young]]. It publishes articles sceptical of the prevailing [[COVID-19]] and [[Climate emergency declaration|climate emergency]] narratives and has been accused of publishing [[COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy|misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines]]{{refn|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-10-11 |title=Teen deaths up since last year, but no evidence vaccines responsible |url=https://fullfact.org/health/daily-sceptic-56-percent-rise-teen-deaths/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=[[Full Fact]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Logically">{{Cite web |last=Pallavi |date=November 25, 2021 |title=Misleading: COVID-19 vaccines don't work because most people in U.K. hospitals with the virus are vaccinated. |url=https://www.logically.ai/factchecks/library/aff805ef |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Logically (company)|Logically]] |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-19 |title=The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an "international medical crisis" is baseless |url=https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/covid-19-vaccines-safe-and-effective-claim-they-have-caused-international-medical-crisis-baseless-oan-daily-sceptic/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Health Feedback |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-19 |title=Fact Check-Vaccine-effectiveness study does not show 'negative immunity' or harm to the immune system |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-covidvaccine-nejm-study-idUSL1N30N1GB |access-date=2022-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Payne |first=Ed |date=September 29, 2022 |title=Fact Check: Oxford Study Does NOT Say COVID Vaccination Increases Infection Risk by 44% -- Figure Is From Study Subsection Only |url=https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/09/fact-check-vaccination-increases-infection-risk-by-44-oxford-study-finds-the-daily-sceptic.html |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=[[Lead Stories]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-12-13 |title=No, a German "autopsy report" didn't show COVID-19 vaccines as "likely" cause of sudden deaths |url=https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/german-autopsy-report-didnt-covid-19-vaccines-likely-cause-sudden-deaths/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Health Feedback |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Jaramillo |first=Catalina |date=2022-12-21 |title=Autopsy Study Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Are Unsafe |url=https://www.factcheck.org/2022/12/scicheck-autopsy-study-doesnt-show-covid-19-vaccines-are-unsafe/ |access-date=2022-12-30 |website=[[FactCheck.org]] |language=en-US}}</ref>}} and [[climate change denial]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-09 |title=Warming of Earth's surface and oceans continues apace, contrary to claims in blog |url=https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/warming-earths-surface-oceans-continues-apace-contrary-to-claims-daily-sceptic-chris-morrison/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=[[Climate Feedback]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-24 |title=Letter stating there is "no climate emergency" repeats inaccurate claims about climate science |url=https://climatefeedback.org/claimreview/letter-there-is-no-climate-emergency-repeats-inaccurate-claims-about-climate-science-daily-sceptic-toby-young/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Climate Feedback |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Parry |first=Roland Lloyd |date=2022-10-06 |title=Article misrepresents studies on Greenland climate |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32KP6NR |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=[[Agence France-Presse]] |language=en}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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| Available in | English |
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| Founder(s) | Toby Young |
| URL | dailysceptic |
The Daily Sceptic is a blog created by British journalist Toby Young. It publishes articles sceptical of the prevailing COVID-19 and climate emergency narratives and has been accused of publishing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines[8] and climate change denial.[9][10][11]
History
Young founded The Daily Sceptic as a successor to his previous blog Lockdown Sceptics, which was set up in April 2020.[12] He serves as the website's editor-in-chief.[13]
In September 2022, PayPal shut down the accounts of Young, the Free Speech Union and The Daily Sceptic. The accounts were closed because of breaches of PayPal's acceptable use policy, thought to be because of alleged misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.[14] The accounts were restored later that month after extensive criticism of PayPal's actions by MPs.[15]
Content
COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
In October 2021, The Daily Sceptic published an article suggesting that Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showing an increase in the number of teenage deaths between June and September 2021 was connected to the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in the United Kingdom. The ONS confirmed that the figures were accurate, but added that there was no evidence to link the increase in deaths to the COVID-19 vaccines.[1]
In November 2021, The Daily Sceptic used data published in a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) report to claim that 71% of adults hospitalised with COVID-19 were vaccinated. The disinformation analysis organization Logically noted that the complete UKHSA report cautioned against using the raw data to estimate vaccine effectiveness due to it not taking inherent biases such as "differences in risk, behaviour and testing" into account.[2]
In September 2022, The Daily Sceptic reported on a declaration by a group of scientists and doctors claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines were causing an "international medical crisis". The fact-checking website Health Feedback noted that The Daily Sceptic did not acknowledge that the claims made in the declaration had previously been fact-checked and found to be inaccurate, unsupported or misleading.[3]
In December 2022, The Daily Sceptic claimed that a study published in the Clinical Research in Cardiology journal showed that people who had "died suddenly" were likely killed by the COVID-19 vaccines. The article was widely shared on social media. Experts consulted by Health Feedback found that the claim was not supported by the study's actual findings.[6][7]
Climate change denial
In August 2022, Young wrote a Daily Sceptic article claiming that the World Climate Declaration had "dealt a savage blow" to the idea that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are responsible for climate change, and arguing that global warming may instead be a natural event. Climate Feedback noted that the signatories of the World Climate Declaration had ties to fossil fuel interests, and that experts in the field of climate science had concluded that human greenhouse gas emissions are predominantly responsible for climate change.[10]
In October 2022, a Daily Sceptic article said that studies in Greenland showed that climate change is caused by natural factors rather than carbon emissions. The scientists behind said studies told Agence France-Presse that The Daily Sceptic had misrepresented their findings, and that the impact of fossil fuels on global warming was well-documented.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Teen deaths up since last year, but no evidence vaccines responsible". Full Fact. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Pallavi (25 November 2021). "Misleading: COVID-19 vaccines don't work because most people in U.K. hospitals with the virus are vaccinated". Logically. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b "The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an "international medical crisis" is baseless". Health Feedback. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Fact Check-Vaccine-effectiveness study does not show 'negative immunity' or harm to the immune system". Reuters. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Payne, Ed (29 September 2022). "Fact Check: Oxford Study Does NOT Say COVID Vaccination Increases Infection Risk by 44% -- Figure Is From Study Subsection Only". Lead Stories. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "No, a German "autopsy report" didn't show COVID-19 vaccines as "likely" cause of sudden deaths". Health Feedback. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Jaramillo, Catalina (21 December 2022). "Autopsy Study Doesn't Show COVID-19 Vaccines Are Unsafe". FactCheck.org. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
- ^ "Warming of Earth's surface and oceans continues apace, contrary to claims in blog". Climate Feedback. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Letter stating there is "no climate emergency" repeats inaccurate claims about climate science". Climate Feedback. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Parry, Roland Lloyd (6 October 2022). "Article misrepresents studies on Greenland climate". Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Young, Toby. "About". The Daily Sceptic. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Loucaides, Darren (9 August 2021). "Inside the UK's anti-lockdown media machine". Coda Media. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ James Beal (22 September 2022). "PayPal Free Speech Union accounts shut over Covid 'misinformation'". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Diver, Tony; Bodkin, Henry (27 September 2022). "PayPal reinstates Free Speech Union accounts after being accused of 'politically motivated' ban". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 September 2022.