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| Type of site | Propaganda, conspiracy theories, pseudoscience |
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| Available in | German, English |
| Country of origin | Unknown |
| Owner | Unknown |
| Founder(s) | Unknown |
| Editor | Unknown |
| Managing director | Unknown |
| Revenue | Unknown |
| Operating income | Unknown |
| URL | swprs.org |
| Launched | 2016 |
| Current status | Active |
Swiss Policy Research
The Swiss Policy Research site has been criticized for spreading conspiracy theories including claims that QAnon was a psyop of the FBI.[SUP][5][/SUP] and theories relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.[SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP] German public broadcasterTagesschau calls SPR a propaganda tool[SUP][7][/SUP] and Media Bias/Fact Check says the site is "a Moderate Conspiracy website based on the promotion of unproven claims."[SUP][4][/SUP]
Due to the persistent use of the German letter ß, which is not commonly used in Switzerland, it has been suspected that the creator is not from Switzerland, contrary to what the website title suggests.[SUP][8][/SUP]
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[h=2]Criticism[edit][/h]In 2017 a University of Zurich report on media in Switzerland analyzed "six of the most-discussed 'alternative media'", including SPR, that "resort to conspiracy theories." Daniel Vogler concluded that SPR appears to be a "a pseudoscientific media research project."[SUP][9][/SUP]
Andrea Haefely wrote a critique of the website in the magazine Beobachter in May 2020, noting: "The website Swiss Propaganda Research assumes that the Swiss media does what SPR itself does: feed the readers with questionable information." She also suggested that the persistent use of the letter ß on the site suggests that the content creator is likely to be from outside Switzerland, as this particular letter form is not in common use within Switzerland.[SUP][8][/SUP]
Christoph Neuberger, a professor at the Free University of Berlin, stated that while the SPR website attempts to present its message as objective and neutral, it is clearly political, and its content is pseudoscientific ("pseudowissenschaftlich").[SUP][2][/SUP]
Stephan Russ-Mohl, professor of journalism and media management at the Università della Svizzera italiana, considers the articles on the SPRS to themselves serve as propaganda, rather than being serious research on the subject. He has noted that the anonymity of the website creates doubts over the reliability and authenticity of its research, particularly in a country such as Switzerland, which has full freedom of its press.[SUP][7][/SUP]
[h=2]COVID-19 conspiracies and misinformation[edit][/h][h=3]Hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin[edit][/h]
| This section needs more medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. Please review the contents of the section and add the appropriate references if you can. Unsourced or poorly sourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Swiss Policy Research" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2021) |
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[h=3]Mask mandates[edit][/h]A graph produced by Swiss Policy Research plotting daily new COVID-19 cases was circulated widely with the claim that "mask mandates may have actually spread COVID-19." When reached by Reuters for comment, SPR said that the social media posts misrepresented their analysis and that they "do not claim or suggest that masks increase cases, nor do we suggest people shouldn't wear masks."[SUP][15][/SUP] However, the SPR webpage with the graphic says, "In many states, coronavirus infections strongly increased after mask mandates had been introduced. The following charts show the typical examples of Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain, the UK, California and Hawaii." The same webpage concluded that "If the coronavirus is indeed transmitted via indoor aerosols, face masks are unlikely to be protective. Health authorities should therefore not assume or suggest that face masks will reduce the rate or risk of infection."[SUP][16][/SUP]
Other pages on the SPR site have previously claimed that, "There is still little to no scientific evidence for the effectiveness of cloth face masks in healthy and asymptomatic individuals. Experts warn that such masks may interfere with normal breathing and may become 'germ carriers' if used repeatedly."[SUP][17][/SUP] this claim appears to have been removed after it was debunked by Health Feedback.[SUP][6][/SUP]
[h=3]Lethality of COVID-19[edit][/h]An article on the Swiss Policy Research site claims "The overall lethality of COVID-19 (IFR) is about 0.1% to 0.3% and thus in the range of a severe influenza";[SUP][17][/SUP] this claim is not accurate.[SUP][6][/SUP]but has been cited by people like Jim Corr to support that Covid-19 is just like the seasonal flu[SUP][18][/SUP]. Covid-19 is much worse than the seasonal flu, not only is Covid-19 more contagious the IFR is much higher.[SUP][19][/SUP] A meta-analysis of 24 scientific studies published in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases indicate that the overall IFR of the disease across populations is 0.68% (0.53–0.82%).[SUP][20][/SUP] In another study the CDC estimated the crude infection fatality rate (IFR) for the U.S. as 0.7%, and noted that the U.S. experienced 2,801,439 deaths, 22.9% more than expected (522,368 excess deaths) in 2020 with Covid-19 accounting for at least 72.4% (378,194) of those excess deaths.[SUP][21]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Policy_Research
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"Swiss Policy Research (SPR; before mid-May 2020, Swiss Propaganda Research"
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SPR...what a joke of a site!
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Still pretending you are clueless as to how the ignore function works here? See below for a reminder, lol.
Stevie the liar posting lies is his M.O.
"But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters AND ALL LIARS, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8
Source: https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Lake-Of-Fire
One of many examples of Stevie's B.S. busted:
http://www.therxforum.com/showthread.php?t=1179544&page=4&p=13495413&viewfull=1#post13495413
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I have 35 members on this site on ignore, including a number so far in this thread, out of over 100,000 Rx members. So i seldom even see what they post, because those who are on the ignore function have their posts' messages hidden (unless i choose to click "View Post" or remove them from the user ignore list).
Thankfully i have a number of guys here on ignore now, so i seldom even read or see the nonsense, lies & false accusations they post anymore. Their accusations are much more likely to be true of themselves & the truth is much more likely to be the opposite of what they accuse.
Anyone wanting to see me expose their errors can search out my older posts and threads.
Who i have on ignore: http://www.therxforum.com/profile.php?do=ignorelist
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It's not a claim, it's a fact. Are you even clued in to how the system works? Or just another covidiot idiot. lol
Those i have on Rx user ignore have their posts hidden until if & whenever i feel like clicking a button that lets me see their post, i.e. whenever i'm in the mood to read, reply to & expose the garbage they post. Otherwise i can read threads blissfully without seeing any of their shit when i don't feel like seeing it. Get it now, or does this probably go way, way, way over your covidiot head.
Oh shit, Maskfiles pulling the intelligence card on us now? Don't believe everything those voices in your head are telling you...you don't even understand simple micron comparison math.No intelligent reply, just juvenile insults. IOW raising the white flag. Why am i not surprised.
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You literally cut and paste opinions from an Ontario Happy Ending review forum as meaningful medical studies.
Trust the science, not the pervert
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