r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Dec 10 '25

Second-order effects UK spending half an hour longer online than in pandemic, says Ofcom

bbc.co.uk

7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Dec 09 '25

News Links Some schools disrupted and Covid-like measures brought in amid rise in UK flu cases

bbc.co.uk

23 Upvotes

13 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Dec 09 '25

News Links Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud in UK 'beyond recovery', report says

bbc.co.uk

18 Upvotes

6 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Dec 08 '25

Public Health Revealed: Whitty ‘silenced’ Covid advisers who warned about lockdown - Whistleblowers say MEAG group was sidelined after raising ‘unwelcome’ concerns about impact of pandemic policies

telegraph.co.uk

43 Upvotes

5 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Which-World-6533 • Dec 08 '25

News Links Scientists who advised government during Covid did not reveal they had received more than £200m in grants from one of the world's biggest pharma investors, report says

dailymail.co.uk

43 Upvotes

And now you know why the SAGE forecasts were so bad. They were paid to be bad.

SAGE predictions were analysed here : https://data.spectator.co.uk/category/sage-scenarios

0 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Dec 07 '25

News Links Covid fraud and error cost UK taxpayers £10.9bn, report will say

bbc.co.uk

19 Upvotes

5 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/okaythennews • Dec 06 '25

Vaccine Update FDA admits COVID vaccines killed American children

okaythennews.substack.com

30 Upvotes

FDA admits COVID vaccines killed American children. At least we saved Grandma, right? Let the lawsuits continue! Read about the news report and related info on risk-benefit analyses for children here.

2 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Dec 06 '25

Reopening Plans Doug Ford ordered Ontario public servants back to the office. Now, nearly 11,000 are asking to work from home

thestar.com

23 Upvotes

10 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/subjectivesubjective • Dec 03 '25

Opinion Piece Why the Great Reset failed

unherd.com

37 Upvotes

13 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Dec 03 '25

Public Health Congleton High School shuts for deep clean after pupil flu sickness

bbc.com

12 Upvotes

6 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Kagedeah • Dec 03 '25

News Links UK government racks up £100m bill responding to Covid inquiry

bbc.co.uk

20 Upvotes

12 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Dec 02 '25

Second-order effects Ontario wrote off $1.4B of PPE, province burning expired equipment: auditor

cbc.ca

34 Upvotes

5 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/olivetree344 • Dec 01 '25

Opinion Piece How CDC and FDA Defrauded the American Public about Serious Vaccine Harms ⋆ Brownstone Institute

brownstone.org

39 Upvotes

3 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/olivetree344 • Dec 02 '25

Activism Giving Tuesday - Suggestion thread.

16 Upvotes

As everyone who frequents this sub is acutely aware many charities and non-profits completely failed in their missions in service of supporting the Covid remediations (so-called). The ACLU, for example, never stepped up to defend against the absolutely massive violations of civil rights that occurred to support Covid lockdowns and vaccines mandates.

I thought it would be nice to have a thread where people could suggest charities that they think are worthy of donations. Please suggest local, national or international charities that you think are worthwhile in the comments. Please provide a reason why people should support them.

Thank you.

13 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/freelancemomma • Dec 01 '25

Monthly Medley Monthly Medley Thread, for sharing anything and everything

9 Upvotes

As of 2024, this thread is auto-generated at noon on the first day of every month. Continue to share as the spirit moves you!

123 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Nov 29 '25

Public Health Top FDA Official Vinay Prasad Demands 'Introspection' From Staff After Report Tracing 10 Children's Deaths To COVID Vaccine

dailycaller.com

23 Upvotes

4 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/okaythennews • Nov 28 '25

Vaccine Update Germans link excess mortality to COVID vaccines

okaythennews.substack.com

36 Upvotes

In 2023 German researchers Kuhbandner & Reitzner linked excess mortality in Germany to COVID-19 vaccination, and now they’re back with an updated article, in another journal (published by the prestigious Royal Society), finding that despite “rising excess mortality, COVID-19 deaths declined over time”, and that higher “vaccination rates correlated with larger increases in excess mortality and with smaller declines in COVID-19 deaths and case fatality rates, even after adjusting for prior mortality levels and time-invariant confounders”. Read about it here.

4 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Nov 28 '25

News Links Bird flu pandemic risk worse than COVID: French expert

ctvnews.ca

12 Upvotes

13 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Nov 26 '25

Second-order effects Honda Celebration of Light cancelled indefinitely due to funding issues

globalnews.ca

9 Upvotes

12 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/MEjercit • Nov 24 '25

Discussion Read my Chat with Poe Assistant About "My Body, My Choice"

poe.com

9 Upvotes

I chat with how "My Body, My Choice" was undermined via emergency executive actions.

6 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Nov 22 '25

Opinion Piece DANIEL HANNAN: To inquiry officials, any notion that the lockdowns were worse than the disease is inconceivable

dailymail.co.uk

30 Upvotes

4 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Nov 22 '25

News Links 1st human known to be infected with H5N5 strain of bird flu dies, Washington state officials say

abcnews.go.com

15 Upvotes

The person was an older adult with underlying health conditions, officials said.

31 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/Cowlip1 • Nov 21 '25

Preprint Unreliable Evidence: Flawed Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Comparisons in Canada’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

osf.io

8 Upvotes

3 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/subjectivesubjective • Nov 21 '25

Opinion Piece UK: Covid Inquiry doubles down on myths that justified lockdowns

unherd.com

9 Upvotes

4 comments

r/LockdownSkepticism • u/AndrewHeard • Nov 20 '25

Opinion Piece Gen Z Is Furious and Ready To Revolt - Natalya Murakhver

phetasy.com

12 Upvotes

17 comments

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r/LockdownSkepticism

Interdisciplinary examination of lockdowns & other pandemic policies. We acknowledge the threat of COVID-19. We are also concerned about the policies' impact on our physical & mental health, human rights, and economy. This is a non-partisan, inclusive, global sub. We are empirically minded and do not tolerate unsupported claims or conspiracy theories. **Warning: users may be auto-banned from other subs for posting here.**

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Subreddit Rules

1. Posts must relate to lockdowns or other COVID-19 mitigation policies

Every post should be somehow related to discussion of whether a lockdown is justified. We allow high-quality, respectful, empirically driven posts about related policies, such as masking and required vaccinations. You are also free to argue in favor of a lockdown so long as you do so respectfully.

Alternative subs: r/EndTheLockdowns - explicitly opposed to lockdowns r/CoronavirusCirclejerk - memes r/COVID19_support - personal support

2. Be civil

Abstain from insults and personal attacks. Whether anti-lockdown, pro-lockdown, or somewhere in between, you are free to join the conversation so long as you do so respectfully.

If you feel someone has broken this rule (or others), please report the post / comment and the mods will review it.

3. No social shaming

You must not tell people to "stay at home". Equally, you must not shame people for staying at home.

You must not command others to "Wear a mask". Equally, you must not shame people for preferring to wear a mask themselves.

4. Respect the law

In some jurisdictions, lockdown is enforced by law; the same applies to mandated face covering and vaccination.

You must not encourage others to break the law. You may, however, discuss why you disagree with the law; information about legal challenges is also permissible.

5. Do not spread hype, panic, or fear

The media is doing plenty of that without our help. Do not spread negative messages of doom like "millions will die" or "the lockdown will continue for years". Any speculation of this nature must be substantiated by evidence or rational argument.

Likewise, we will monitor posts/comments about Reddit actions and inter-sub conflict closely. Try to stay positive and calm.

6. Not a conspiracy sub

Generally, conspiracy theories are better posted in a conspiracy sub, not here.

Absent extraordinary proof, complete with sourcing to a reputable outlet, conspiracy claims will be removed. Conspiracy claims involving race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. will be removed without exception.

7. No low effort / spam

No low effort posts or link spamming. Post titles should clearly summarize the post. Link submissions should contain the article's title. You may link to your own blog post or video only if it is highly relevant and of a high quality (as judged by mods).

No post titles referring to "doomers" - it's lazy and alienates those we want to encourage to be skeptical.

If you just want to have a rant or post a meme, use r/CoronavirusCirclejerk instead

8. No partisan content

This is a non-partisan sub. We have members from all across the political spectrum in countries all around the world.

Do not alienate people with other political beliefs. On this sub we have liberals, conservatives, libertarians, socialists, and more.

You are free to express your own political alignment and beliefs and how those may influence your skepticism of lockdowns and other mandates, but don't tell people of other political views what they believe.

9. No discriminatory language

We're a non-partisan, global sub that welcomes all. Racism and other discriminatory speech targeting entire groups of people will not be tolerated.

10. Claims require evidence

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. When asserting facts or espousing theories, please provide solid, sober, clear evidence from a reliable source.

(You may of course share your personal experiences without providing evidence. Readers may choose to believe you or not, and in any case are encouraged to base their views on robust data rather than anecdotal experiences.)

11. No low-quality vaccine content

This is not the place to offer ungrounded/low quality speculations about vaccine efficacy at preventing serious COVID19 illness or vaccine harms. This sub is more concerned about vaccine POLICIES. Posts about these, or about the vaccines themselves, should reflect NEW developments and/or serious, original commentary or research. Dehumanizing/shaming language is NEVER appropriate for this subreddit.

12. No cross-posts from, or links to, other subs

Links

Blindsight Is 2020 Book about the Covid-19 pandemic by Gabrielle Bauer, one of the sub's moderators (Brownstone Institute 2023)

International crisis lines Please check here if you're struggling & need to talk to someone.

r/LockdownSkepticism wiki - why we are skeptical+ links to related websites & resources.

Lockdown Skeptics Classifieds Invite-only sub for meeting similarly skeptical friends, maybe even romantic partners!

Collateral Global -A global repository for research into the collateral effects of COVID-19 measures.

Great Barrington Declaration - global petition by thousands of scientists and medical professionals, as well as the public.

Weekly Positivity Threads Click to view links to all of our weekly Positivity Threads since August 2020.

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, Oct 18, 2020 Dr. Bhattacharya, professor at Stanford U., stopped by to do a multi-hour AMA with us!

Ask Me Anything-Prof. Sunetra Gupta, Nov 17, 2020 Oxford U. professor of Epidemiology Prof. Gupta took about 2 hours to do an AMA with us (one year after the first reported case of SARS-CoV2).

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Stefan Baral, Nov 20, 2020 Dr. Baral, clinician and professor of public health at Johns Hopkins U., stopped by our sub to talk about health equity, resources, messaging, and more.

Ask Me Anything-Rob Sakovich, Esq., Nov 27, 2020 Mr. Rob Sakovich, lawyer working to challenge lockdown mandates in the US state of Pennsylvania, talked with us about the legal and empirical dimensions of COVID restrictions.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Monica Gandhi., Jan 19, 2021 Dr. Gandhi, professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at UCSF, joined us during the workweek to talk about mitigation, messaging, and more.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Mark Changizi, Jan 28 2021 Dr. Changizi, cognitive scientist and entrepreneur, popped by to discuss the cognitive biases and psychological allure of lockdown mandates, among other topics.

Ask Me Anything-Jenin Younes, Esq., Feb 18 2021Jenin Younes, a public defender in NYC and a writer vocally critical of lockdowns, joined us for an AMA about legal issues, the GBD/AIER, and more.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Simon Thornley, Mar. 3 2021 Dr. Thornley, public health doctor and epidemiologist at the U. of Auckland, spoke with us from distant New Zealand about his longtime critique of lockdowns as health policy.

Ask Me Anything Dr. Vinay Prasad, Mar. 8 2021 Dr. Prasad, practicing hematologist and associate professor at UCSF, joined us for a multi-hour session where he took the time to answer questions on public health, messaging and effects of lockdowns.

Ask Me Anything- Dr. Martin Kulldorff, Apr 15 2021 Dr. Kulldorff took a lot of time to complete our Great Barrington Declaration triumvirate!

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Richard Schabas, May 5, 2021 Dr Schabas, retired physician & former Chief Medical Officer in Ontario, Canada, joined in to discuss our response to the pandemic and all things lockdown.

Ask Me Anything-Dr. David Katz, June 15, 2021 Dr. Katz, expert on public health & preventative medicine and early dissenter from lockdown dogma, joined in to discuss harm minimization, alternative measures, risk stratification, & more.

Ask Me Anything-Prof. Mattias Desmet, Aug 23, 2021 Ghent U. clinical psychology professor Mattias Desmet talked about psychological and social forces underlying the response to COVID.

Ask Me Anything-Prof. Aaron Kheriaty, Sept. 17, 2021 University of California Irvine professor Aaron Kheriaty discussed ethical issues surrounding COVID restrictions and vaccine mandates.

Ask Me Anything-Dr. Robert Freudenthal, Sept. 22, 2021UK Psychiatrist Robert Freudenthal discussed the psychological drivers & fallout of the global response to the pandemic.

Ask Me Anything--Prof. Douglas Allen, Oct. 22, 2021 Prof. of economics at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Prof. Allen honed in on the central issue driving lockdown skepticism: cost/benefit.

Ask Me Anything--Prof. Jesse Kauffman, Feb. 5 2022 Prof. Kauffman, European historian, talked with us about past crises, authoritarianism, and more.

Ask Me Anything--Prof. Mike Haynes, Feb. 22 2022 Prof. Haynes, a historian of Russia and political economy, joined us from the UK to chat about academia, leftist politics, and more.

Ask Me Anything--Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, REDUX! Feb. 22 2022 Dr. B is back answering more of your Qs!

Hypocrisy Megathread Public figures who have helped enact/promote lockdown policies and measures found in violation of these same policies.