Zom - I know you were away for a while, but you've been here long enough to know my constant argument these past 2 years regarding right wing news media that specializes in misinformation (as the Mirror does, and has been sued by various people recently). There are much worse news companies spreading misinformation, but what the Mirror is doing with this article is something Carlson and others often do: mention a statistic that aligns with their previous 100s of comments that have pushed a particular agenda. The excess deaths argument, as well as the 'suddenly dead athlete' argument, are both suggestive of the COVID vaccine killing people. The target audiences reading this are well aware of it. The overall plan for right wing funding bodies is to develop audiences who distrust the government, democracy, liberal ideas, medicine, education, academics, etc, etc. Russian and Chinese funding bodies have helped with thes. Twitter will help with it by hiring Carlson. All of this manufactures consent that authoritarian leadership is the only option. It's helped elect authoritarian leaders in the US, Russia, China, Turkey, Brasil, India, the UK, &c. Funding bodies, PACS, and wealthy individuals have profited from this, with the increasing billionaires in recent years and the extreme income inequality. There is no longer a true middle class in much of the world. To hold onto that power, these wealthy groups must continue to destroy anything that distributes wealth or that is liberal. Spreading anti-vax claims also helped prolong COVID, which made the .01% much richer. This is what I've been arguing for over 2 years at Saidit.