What Is Mass Formation Psychosis? Robert Malone Makes Unfounded Covid-19 Vaccine Claims On Joe Rogan

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Bruce Y. LeeSenior Contributor
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A massive rock formation? A Massachusetts psychosis? No, a “mass formation psychosis” is the term that Robert Malone, MD, used on The Joe Rogan Experience to describe what’s been happening in the U.S. in recent years. Malone appeared on Joe Rogan’s Spotify podcast shortly after being permanently booted from Twitter last week for “repeated violations” of their Covid-19 misinformation policy. And if you look at some of the outrageous, unscientific things that are said on social media in general, it typically takes a fair amount of “pseudosciencing” to get booted in this manner. So was there any merit to Malone’s use of this “mass” term on the Rogan show? In a way, perhaps some. But maybe not in the way that Malone had intended.

Who is Malone? Well, he’s listed himself as the “Inventor of mRNA vaccines and DNA vaccines” on his LinkedIn account. Of course, you could probably list yourself as “The King of All Dinosaurs” on such a social media profile if you wanted. Others have questioned Malone’s “inventor” claim. But more on that later.

On Rogan’s podcast, Malone began talking about his background and then Covid-19 vaccines before segueing to Nazi Germany. Because who doesn’t talk about Nazi Germany when talking about Covid-19 these days, right? Some politicians and TV personalities have been putting the two topics together like cereal and water or forks and power outlets.

More: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2022/01/02/what-is-mass-formation-psychosis-robert-malone-makes-covid-19-vaccine-claims-on-joe-rogan-show/?sh=3c75e5db1d4c

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1. Ugh

Spotify needs to be sued for giving Toe Rogan a platform. Spotify sucks regardless but for this, they need to be shut the fuck down.

[OnDoutside]

2. And lots of young people around the world listen to the asswipe.

[Effete Snob]

3. Why is this being uncritically peddled on DU?

[dpibel]

4. I've heard tell

that calling something "unfounded" can be considered a form of criticism.

[Effete Snob]

5. Different excerpt would help

The article doesn't seem to get to fleshing out the headline's "unfounded" for quite a ways down.

I mean, the Joe Rogan program is FOR unfounded claims, so it is tough to tell what is "unfounded" in that context.

The fact that the vaccines are effective in preventing serious illness is, in the context of Joe Rogan's stuff, an "unfounded" claim.

You see what I mean?

[dpibel]

6. I slogged through the entire piece

And it's pretty clear from the get-go that the writer is slagging Malone.

Even the posted excerpt does the side-eye riff about Nazis. And points out that Malone has been detwittered.

Just doesn't seem all that obscure to me.

YM, obviously, V.