While there have been no reported monkeypox deaths in U.S., the virus remains a significant public health threat.
The virus has infected nearly 48,000 people worldwide and killed at least 13.
"MonkeyPox power-grabbing sham! Fake ‘outbreak’ designed to force lockdowns, mandates, and shots," read the caption on a Facebook videoThe video features a clip of conservative radio personality Stew Peters saying,"Monkeypox is a complete fake sham, just like COVID-19." of using inflammatory rhetoric, including making a film earlier this year that promoted the baseless theory that COVID-19 is a synthetic version of snake venom. The clip in this Facebook post comes from a 12-minute segment of Peters’ July 25 podcast"The Stew Peters Show."
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