Plandemic - Indoctornation

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Plandemic: The Hidden Agenda Behind Covid-19 and Plandemic: Indoctornation are a 2020 conspiracy theory video and film, respectively, both of which were produced by Mikki Willis and promote misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Both feature Judy Mikovits, a discredited American researcher who has been described as an anti-vaccine activist. The first video, in addition to promoting various conspiracy theories, also features Willis and Mikovits discussing viruses in general and Mikovits herself. Willis produced the first video with a low budget under the name of his production company Elevate Films. Three months after the video's Internet release, the second film Plandemic: Indoctornation, which also includes other people, was released by another distributor.

Upon its release, the first video went viral, becoming one of the most widespread pieces of COVID-19 misinformation. It promoted several pieces of misinformation, on the topics of COVID vaccines, laboratory creation of SARS-CoV-2, hospital profits, hydroxychloroquine, influenza vaccines, and face masks. It was quickly removed by multiple online platforms, but this failed to stop the video's proliferation. The second film argued that there is a decades-long conspiracy involving Big Pharma, the CDC, Google, climate scientists, John Oliver, and Bill Gates. Due to social media companies' preparedness for the release of Plandemic: Indoctornation, this film did not get as much attention as the first video.

Scientists and health professionals criticized Plandemic and Plandemic: Indoctornation for their misleading claims, while Willis's film-making style has been cited as lending to the videos' conspiratorial and brainwashing nature. The latter was specifically poorly received for its narrative quality. Sinclair Broadcast Group interviewed Mikovits about the videos, but the interview was never broadcast. After the outcry, Willis expressed doubt about Mikovits' claims.

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