Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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For those who are unaware: apparently Covid Vaccine will give us power of Magneto: well to be honest, it's not entirely like Magneto, as you will just have metals stuck to you instead of being able to manipulate it. But it still is a cool (?) power.
This hoax was brought to mainstream attention by one of the disinformation dozen. Let's see what they have to say, and explain what is really going on.


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Table of contents
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0:00 - Introduction
0:12 - Remembering James Randy
1:13 - Randy De-magnetise Magnet-Man
3:00 - Tenpenny Claim
4:21 - Explaining VAERS and Problems
6:17 - Disinformation Dozen
8:24 - Dumb Nurse claim
9:03 - Tweeter responses and explanation
9:39 - Liew Thow Lin
10:23 - Messing about



Tribute to James Randy:
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youtu.be/hKnl7rpA7Go

References:
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independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/vaccine-nurse-magnetic-fail-ohio-b1863611.html

forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/06/10/ohio-doctor-claims-covid-19-vaccine-magnetizes-people-makes-keys-stick-on-forehead

politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/09/sherri-tenpenny/sherri-tenpenny-makes-false-covid-19-vaccine-magne

politifact.com/factchecks/2017/may/11/bill-zedler/bill-zedler-insists-program-doesnt-collect-wide-ra