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Conspiracy theorists think a heavily edited video shows vaccine whistleblower

A TikTok video that purports to show a whistleblower revealing alleged dangers posed by the COVID-19 vaccine has gone viral among conspiracy theorists.

But the video has been edited and repeats numerous debunked claims regarding the safety of vaccinations.

The clip shows a woman being interviewed in a dark room while wearing a mask to hide her identity.

A woman’s voice then goes on to falsely claim that the COVID vaccine is “catastrophic to your cellular system” and promises to reveal to the viewer “what it does to your body.”

Although the video was eventually removed, it was able to spread to countless users during its time on the platform.

Despite what the video wants you to believe, the woman featured is not a vaccine whistleblower.

In fact, the woman in the video is actually a doctor with the National Health Service in England who spoke with Vice anonymously about the hardships healthcare workers have faced during the pandemic.

The video on TikTok merely removed the audio from the original clip and edited in commentary from an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist.

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