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Planet Lockdown
2020 conspiracy theory video From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Planet Lockdown is a film containing misinformation about COVID-19 that was banned on YouTube and Facebook.[1]
The film's producers describe it as a documentary.
Production
The 90-minute[2] film was directed by James Patrick,[3] and released online in December 2020.[1] In addition to being shared on social media, the video was released on the Planet Lockdown website.[4] The video's producers describe it as a documentary.[5] A feature-length cut of the film premiered on November 20, 2021 at an event hosted by the Arlington Institute at Coolfont Resort in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.[6]
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Synopsis
Planet Lockdown presents a wide range of falsehoods about COVID-19, including incorrect statements linking COVID-19 and human infertility, and misinformation alleging that vaccines contain microchips. The film also perpetuates myths about voter fraud during the 2020 United States presidential election.[1]
The film includes an interview with Catherine Austin Fitts in which she shares her view that a global committee is engaged in mind control efforts, led by a character she identifies as Mr Global. Fitts also shares falsehoods that COVID-19 vaccines contain unknown ingredients.[1] In addition to incorrectly stating that the COVID-19 is not real, Fitts also shares political conspiracy theories about electoral fraud during the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[2] Other interviewees include QAnon supporting physician Carrie Madej, lawyer Markus Haintz, and COVID-19 herd-immunity supporting epidemiologist Knut Wittkowski.[2]
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Critical reception
In late 2020 and early 2021, the video was shared over 20 million times on Facebook and YouTube.[1][7] Notable promoters of the video include Robert F. Kennedy Jr.[1][5]
After a February analysis of the video by Media Matters for America, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube started removing the video from their platforms and GoFundMe removed a fundraising page to cover production costs.[1]
Vice News described the video as "almost a carbon copy" of the 2020 conspiracy theory video Plandemic.[2]
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References
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