One in five Americans believe a wild conspiracy theory about microchips being planted inside COVID-19 vaccines, according to a poll by YouGov and The Economist (video below).
Despite a complete lack of evidence, 15% of Americans said this conspiracy theory was “probably true” while another 5% said it was “definitely true.”
The poll also found that 27% of people aged 30-44 support this insane claim, including 8% of Biden voters and 29% of Trump voters. About 14% of Democratic voters and 32% of Republican voters also believe the crackpot theory.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has been falsely accused of being the mastermind behind the microchip and vaccine nonsense, reported VICE News in January.
(Sources: YouGov and The Economist, VICE News/YouTube)