Climate denial is a conspiracy theory – with a playbook rebooted against vaccines
07:47
Share this -
copied
As COVID surges, disinformation against safety measures and vaccines are proving resilient and costly. Political analyst Chai Komanduri says today's playbook against vaccines draws on a long-running GOP war on science. "Climate change denial is a conspiracy theory. It is a belief that the world’s scientific community is lying to you and a group of fossil fuel executives with little scientific training are telling you the truth,” Komanduri says, noting it is thus "a short leap to believe the world’s medical community is lying to you about vaccines.” Komanduri joined MSNBC’s Ari Melber along with former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford to discuss this as part of a longer report on the roots of the war on science.Aug. 26, 2021
UP NEXT
Tom Nichols: Trust in experts got worse during the pandemic
10:27
Trump campaign asks: Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
03:40
‘COVID stole our optimism’: Reminding Americans how bad things were four years ago
09:48
'Tell Me When It's Over' looks at lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic
06:08
What the DeSantis campaign cost: 87,000 lives, $150 million and Ron's dignity
07:35
'The Big Fail': Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic