- A blogger who opposed vaxx quickly became popular after sharing a video of her licking the surface of a grocery store.
- The blogger is known for claiming to cure her son’s so-called autism.
- The video echoes the growing trend to deny the germ theory.
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A blogger who had promoted medical misinformation and questioned vaccines became popular after licking at the grocery store, falsely claiming that it would strengthen her “immune system.”
This 20-second clip was originally posted on Instagram and appears to show an unmasked Jodie Meschuk walking around in a supermarket, licking various items, including plastic packaging used to transport produce, handles to open the freezer door, and refrigerator door handle. Her shopping cart.
In the video, Meschuk, who runs the blog “Speak Up Butter Cup,” added several misleading medical claims to the video, including exposure to bacteria “can protect against asthma and allergies.”
According to published in conversation Caitjan Gainty, a medical and technical historian and senior lecturer at King’s College London, said research has shown that exposure to certain bacteria can help prevent asthma or allergies, but only if exposure to “good” bacteria, such as “biological The “diversified environment” is full of all kinds of “bacteria, fungi and other bugs.”
Otherwise, “good hygiene” such as hand washing is essential to reduce the spread of dangerous diseases such as Covid-19.
Meschuk’s misleading claims echo the growing anti-bacterial theory movement, which denies scientific facts and promotes marginal, false medical claims.
according to Technology CompanySince the beginning of the pandemic, anti-bacterial thinking has experienced a renaissance. A well-known anti-bacterial theory Facebook group has soared from nearly 150 members in April 2020 to 15,000 members a year later.
Gainty wrote in The Conversation that people who deny the bacteria theory may have different beliefs, from those who believe that bacteria do not exist to “gentlely” denying the influence of bacteria in causing disease.
At the end of the editing, Meschuk covered the information of the “topographic baby”, which seems to be a reference to the French scientist Antoine Béchamp’s topographic theory, which is a major concept among critics of bacteria theory. Gainty reports that the terrain theory partly claims that bacteria are a healthy and natural part of life and that diseases are caused by imbalances in the body.
Meschuk shared the supermarket video to her Instagram account with 17,000 followers, Daily Mail report, Before the account is cancelled. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed to Insider that Instagram suspended her account after the incident for violating the platform’s policy on Covid and vaccine misinformation.
The clip caused sharp criticism on the Internet and became a hot post of the week Reddit page It has accumulated more than 17,000 affirmative votes there.
In addition to denying bacteria, Meschuk is also known for claiming that she cured her son’s so-called autism diagnosis, which she suggested in a blog post was caused by a vaccine.According to the healthcare non-profit organization Mayo ClinicThere is no cure for autism spectrum disorder, although certain treatments can help “maximize” a child’s “functioning ability” by reducing symptoms.
Meshuk did not respond to a request for comment and spread misinformation related to the vaccine and the pandemic.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been several cases of supermarket licking or tampering with products, including in April 2020, a woman was accused by the police of licking $1,800 of groceries. Insider report.
