Put on your NLP thinking caps and see if you can decipher the “message” behind these “news” items, both of which appeared on the same website the same day (msn.com a/k/a The Bill Gates Gazette) 12-30-2022.
NBA Legend John Stockton Claims 'Thousands' Of Athletes Have Died From The Vaccine
John Stockton shares bizarre theory on COVID-19 vaccine.
Since his retirement in 2003, Utah Jazz legend John Stockton hasn't found himself in the spotlight very often. Over these past few years, however, he has really made it a point to share his views on various hot-button topics.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Stockton was amongst those actively speaking out against the vaccine and even spoke out in support of Kyrie Irving when he had his standoff against the vax. Stockton went quiet for a while but did resurface this month when he claimed that athletes have died from the vaccine.
"I think it’s highly recorded now, there’s 150 I believe now, it’s over 100 professional athletes dead – professional athletes – the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court."
In his most recent public appearance, however, he only doubled down on the outlandish claims and said he had the proof in his hands.
“I had the proof in my hands, the piece of paper with the names … I think it’s in the thousands now. Don’t quote me on that one, I’m not saying 1,000, but it might be. It’s a big number.”
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/st...19787449663491
Stockton has not shared where he got the information from, but we can confirm that his statement is not rooted in fact.
Fortunately, it seems the whole anti-vaccine craze has finally expired in the NBA and Stockton's words are falling on deaf ears. With the COVID-19 pandemic in the past now, fans just don't have time to listen to fake news and facts about the vaccine.
Hopefully, Stockton comes to realize his mistake and walks back some of the comments he's made recently.
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John Stockton Thinks 1,000 Pro Athletes May Have Died From COVID Vaccine
After previously making the
bonkers claim that more than 100 pro athletes died from getting vaccinated against COVID-19, NBA legend John Stockton has upped the ante.
Last week, Stockton joined Michele Tafoya’s podcast Sideline Sanity to preach his anti-vax narratives. During the interview, Tafoya referenced Stockton’s claim that more than 100 pro athletes died from the COVID vaccine and asked the Basketball Hall-of-Famer where that information came from.
(35:25)
NBA legend and Hall of Fame guard John Stockton believes in medical freedom. So does former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Ken Reuttgers. Reuttgers wife suffered a vaccine injury. Stockton has long researched the efficacy and risks of vaccines. They’ve taken the arrows for being public about their beliefs. They join Michele to discuss why it’s been worthwhile.
“I got it from a lot of places otherwise I would have never had the confidence to share it,” Stockton said without offering specific sources. “That’s the beauty of it. I have quite a system that I go through before I open my mouth, especially with statistics and I knew at the time that 150 was dramatically low.”
Stockton made the
bizarre claim during an interview with Spokane’s Spokesman-Review, where the former Utah Jazz superstar was quoted as saying, “I think it’s highly recorded now, there’s 150 I believe now, it’s over 100 professional athletes dead – professional athletes – the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court.”
Now nearly one year later, Stockton told Tafoya he’s confident he lowballed the number when he estimated 150 pro athletes died from the vaccine.
“I thought it was in the area of 300. When I went and spoke at the Spokesman-Review, we had a nice interview, and they asked, and then of course whatever FactChecker.org or dot com came out and said ‘well that’s baloney.’ I went back and looked again, I have names, pictures, faces, where they played,” Stockton asserted on Tafoya’s podcast. “I had over 300 at the time, so I felt pretty secure with my little 150. People had to come out and argue that, I had the proof in my hands, the piece of paper with the names. And it’s way more than that now. I think it’s in the thousands now. Don’t quote me on that one, I’m not saying 1,000, but it might be. It’s a big number.”
We won’t quote Stockton on the number of vaccine deaths among pro athletes exceeding 1,000 until he double-checks his sheet, just that he thinks it might. The NBA, NHL, and NFL boasted vaccination rates among their players of 94 percent or better last year. Stockton did not share his sheet of paper with the names, pictures, and faces of people that he has to support his estimation that the number of professional athletes who died from the COVID vaccine could be in the thousands.
Of course, claims of active professional athletes dying from the COVID vaccine are
wild conspiracy theories not backed by science or medical professionals. Credit Tafoya for asking Stockton to source his bogus claim. Unfortunately, she didn’t ask any follow-ups after Stockton mindlessly stated, “I have quite a system that I go through before I open my mouth,” without offering any insight into what that system is.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/oth...5c32e48f109b09
Interesting that the above hit piece was written around the Tafoya interview, who is largely supportive of her guests.
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