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As it turns out, many of the links to the alleged “hoax” debunkings — “peddled by the usual suspects” like liberals and the mainstream media, it said — didn’t actually debunk the charges at all.

“I don’t know how you’d debunk such a thing,” Smith said.

“The media’s claims and political spins have been debunked, and the case is closed. It’s blatantly obvious that some have attempted to over-politicize this to impact the 2026 election, but these efforts have failed.”

He previously helped run an anti-vaccine group, and has repeatedly stated widely debunked claims about vaccine harm.

Though widely debunked in the West, this false claim lingered across the Global South.