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Dr. Byram W. Bridle's avatar

Great job Denis. I had an almost identical experience with a fact checker. The public needs to see what goes on behind the scenes with these so-called fact-checkers. They can consume a lot of time and energy and when real experts engage them it results in nothing that the public can see. Of course, the right thing to do would be for them to publish the fact check with a 'proven correct' statement. The main strategy they use is to give insufficient time to respond and then they judge you to be guilty of spreading information based on a non-response. Although it might seem a bit trivial and I am not one to wield titles, a fact-checker addressing you as "Mr. Rancourt" is almost certainly a sign of disrespect. If they have done any homework, they know you hold a PhD. This, alongside the statement "We report on and track online misinformation" shows how profound the bias is before even entering a conversation. I think something like "We investigate online information in an attempt to discern whether it is based on primary scientific evidence" would be a more objective mission and useful statement.

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james's avatar

This journalist / fact-checker also found it necessary to remind a PhD in physics about the difference between causation and correlation. I've worked with physicists in the past, and I have noticed that they are typically extremely proficient with data analysis and software development. They often know far more about numerical analysis (discrete approximations for numerical problems, using computers) than the average computer scientist.

In addition, we all know by now that "having a background in medicine" is not a sufficient credential for casting doubt upon the "safe and effective" vaccines. Tenured professors of medicine at Stanford were dismissed as fringe figures, so credentialism is merely a bad-faith tactic for dismissing critics.

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Gary Sharpe's avatar

Good response!

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Trish Mundy's avatar

What an excellent, and well-cited, response! I am so thankful for you, and your scientific, educational background and expertise fighting on behalf of so many of us watching in frustration as govt "experts" using heavily biased "fact"-checkers with egregious conflicts of interest continue to deceive the public about vaccine safety and mRNA vaccine injuries.

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Mike Shepherd's avatar

What a wonderful response, Denis! The silence must be deafening...keep up the good work!

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Bernard Massie's avatar

Thanks Denis. You nail it again!

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Johnny Dollar's avatar

The middle finger in that response exploded off the page and took out his eye.

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Doug Young's avatar

He'll never respond.

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Henry Engelking's avatar

Welcome Denis, I have read many of your papers and visited your website many times. I find your work objective, detailed and thorough. I look forward to reading and learning from your Substack. It is refreshing, to say the least, to find a scientist that is not conflicted.

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leithian's avatar

Bravo, well-done! I so enjoy seeing those much more qualified than I to address such things putting these "fact-checkers" in their place with authentic data, which always contradicts their junk science. Thank you.

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Gaz's - A Defender's Voice's avatar

Scientific proof the Covid 'pandemic' was a hoax? Research by Dr. Denis Rancourt https://rumble.com/v2z6yqi-there-was-no-pandemic-a-bold-statement-yes-but-first-view-the-evidence-then.html

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Irene The Insomniac's avatar

😂😂

His head must have blown up!

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bio terry's avatar

Also makes one wonders where these newspaper get their info from, or if it matters to them at all. Or do they always get paid by referring to those bias links that puts extra money in their paper's bank accounts. Most people don't read past the 5th link of any searched topic on google, not even to mention google scholar files.

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AussieManDust's avatar

There's a problem. We Truhumans, not the Transformed (TM), get it all the time. FACTS TURN THEIR BRAINS OFF! 🤗 This Fuckd Checka started humming a looney tune as soon as he read the contra argument. If you pointed a gun at their eye, they STILL couldn't comprehend the betrayal... it is too big.

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Mick From Hooe (UK)'s avatar

His lame argument helps your claims enormously! His argument is pathetic and proves what is really behind the need for new medicines to be injected every few weeks! PROFIT and DEPOPULATION!

There's no profit in HEALTHY PEOPLE!

most of the thinking public has now woken up and realised that Covid and the 'miracle jab' (DEATH SHOT) was a clever international deadly money-making but depopulating scam.

Did anyone read the (CORRUPT) WHO's recent official release of recent historic data regarding the Flu? The data include the Covid release anniversary 2019/2020. It is embarrassing to see Flu suddenly disappear on exactly the same day COVID was launched!

LIABILITY must return for medicine makers - otherwise, their irresponsible murdering practice will continue without consequence! No LIABILITY means no consequences for the DEPOPULATING injections they call Covid Vax! Pre-meditated MURDER will continue without consequence!

Mick from Hooe (UK) Unjabbed to live longer. (Armed and ready!)

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bio terry's avatar

Ooops! This guy did not do his homework. Eina!

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