“The study analysed all-cause mortality data and noted excess deaths remained elevated for three consecutive years, despite containment measures and COVID-19 vaccines. The authors called for further investigation into the causes.
A peer-reviewed paper documenting 3 million excess deaths and merely calling for further investigation was removed from the scientific record. Not for fabricated data.
Not for plagiarism.
Not for methodological fraud.
But for the sin of spreading “misinformation.”
When a journal can retract a study because its discussion is deemed insufficiently aligned with the prevailing narrative, the boundary between retraction and censorship collapses!”
Click below for an in-depth analysis/discussion by Sonia Elijah.
(1) Sonia Elijah on X: “🧵🚨1/10 The BMJ just RETRACTED a peer-reviewed 2024 paper that documented a staggering 3 million excess deaths across 47 Western countries between 2020 and 2022. The study analysed all-cause mortality data and noted excess deaths remained elevated for three consecutive years, https://t.co/UVJis51wxq” / X
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Mark Skidmore is Professor of Economics at Michigan State University where he holds the Morris Chair in State and Local Government Finance and Policy. His research focuses on topics in public finance, regional economics, and the economics of natural disasters. Mark created the Lighthouse Economics website and blog to share economic research and information relevant for navigating tumultuous times.
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