US Army Conducted Anti-Vaccination Propaganda in the Philippines

According to Reuters news, the US military, COVID-19 used social media news for propaganda purposes to denigrate China’s COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines during the pandemic. It was stated that this process, which started in the spring of 2020, continues until 2021. In the Philippines, the Sinovac vaccine was not preferred even in 2021.

In one of the posts made by the US army, the fake account used “COVID came from China and the VACCINE also came from China, do not trust China!” he tweeted. In another post, it is stated that China’s vaccines are not compatible with Islam because they contain pork derivatives It was claimed to be.

Caught on platforms

Former military officials told Reuters that the Pentagon X is on Facebook and Instagram He stated that they were propaganda accounts and that Facebook administrators detected these accounts in late 2020. Officials stated that the accounts would be closed for violating community rules. Thereupon, the authorities saved their accounts, saying that they would stop using the accounts for the anti-vaccine campaign.

The campaign aims to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in China. that it can be traced to the USA It was initiated in response to unfounded allegations. A Pentagon spokesman said in a statement that they “use a variety of platforms, including social media, to counter malicious influence attacks targeting the United States, its allies and partners.”

As you can see, you should not take every claim on the internet seriously or accept it as true without researching its source.