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A scientist promoting anti-vaccine conspiracies attributed cooperation with COVID-19 measures like vaccination and mask-wearing with "mass formation psychosis" during a December 31 Joe Rogan Experience podcast.
In the segment, Dr. Robert Malone, who once researched mRNA technology but is critical of the COVID-19 vaccines developed with that technology, said mass psychosis has caused a "third of the population basically being hypnotized" to believe established facts about COVID-19.
The segment has since been taken down by YouTube. Twitter has also shut down Malone's account for spreading vaccine falsehoods.
However, GOP Rep. Troy Nehls entered a full transcript of the podcast into the congressional record.
Malone said this "psychosis" is why people follow public health advice from experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci or choose to become vaccinated.
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