Bridging the gap between two information realities… Welcome to our world...

Links to our best posts and graphics for those new to topics like Media Censorship and Information Integrity using COVID-19 science information as the primary example

If you have recently begun looking beyond the narrative of “safe and effective” COVID-19 vaccines, and the myth that other than late stage hospitalization and intubation, there was NOTHING that could be done for someone diagnosed with COVID-19, this post is for you.

If you have recently subscribed to this substack and want an overview of some of our posts that still stand the test of time, keep reading.

We clearly have been living in two very different information realities. Since 2001, we here at FollowingtheCovidScience have used many different metaphors to try to explain the gap between what we are being told from “official”, “trusted” sources like government, media, public health agencies, etc. AND the real world exlperiences of a growing number of people, as well as the work of researchers who continue to be marginalized and pushed to the fringes of society.

These metaphors include:

• the corporate media bubble (search “bubble” to find others using that metaphor)

• an information divide that needs to be bridged (search “divide” to find many posts)

• the world outside of the snowglobe (see a new graphic below)

• We also compare this linear portrayal of the scientific method with this circular one. Those who report that “the science is settled” end up with conclusions that are “frozen in time” and that are not open to the same type of iterative review and scrutiny as are those who continually observe and question findings that continue to challenge earlier conclusions.

  

And perhaps our best contribution to the field of media censorship are the graphics on the INFORMATION TRAIL:

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See also:

(Type the first words of these titles into the search bar at “followingthecovidscience.substack.com”)

Writing since 2021 - Three sources of information

We have combed our archives to link to what may likely be the best introductory posts on topics around Media Censorship, Media Literacy, Information Integrity using COVID-19 science information as an example

In 2021, we first started writing here:

Source: https://followingthecovidscience.8b.io

• This is now useful as a TIME CAPSULE of the early years of the COVID-19 era

  • LATEST NEWS tab (Weekly Top 3 unreported stories from The COVID-19 Canadian Covid Care Alliance Declaration September 24, 2021 to May 26, 2022

  • CATCH-UP Guide to the current era, a kind of COVID-19 SCIENCE AND

    POLICY NEWS FOR NEWBIES (sharing a Saturday morning news round-up trip through the relevant alternative media sources available in February 2022)

  • COVID-19/Vaccine Education Project – Questions to Consider

  • The Big Six to follow regularly (scroll down to find links to…Health Educator Dr. John Campbell; Thoughts of a Technocrat Dr. Yuval Harari; Outspoken Politician MEP Christine Anderson; Vaccine Safety Advocates Mary & Polly; Consumer Protection Lawyer R. Fuellmich; Economic Forecaster Martin Armstrong)

  • Building Common Ground —> Section 05 The Free Press. See also Sections 07a & 07b on The Overton Window

  If in 2021 - 2022 you were not privvy to the news stories listed in the FREE PRESS slide show, you were disadvantaged and vulnerable to propaganda early on. Ask your media outlets when they will begin retroactively sharing some of the information presented in the links being shared here.

  Since June 28, 2022 we have been writing here:

Source: https://followingthecovidscience.substack.com/archive

• Here we have been seeking to distill the evolving science around the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 vaccine products for a lay audience. Valuable introductory or overview posts include:

  • OPEN LETTER RE: being asked for vax efficacy and safety details before making decisions

  • When (Great)Granny goes to the Doctor (includes a slide show and a letter ready to give to a medical professional whose information diet thus far has been highly inflused with PHAC Consensus Framing)

  • a series of 4 “Possible Door Openers” (When professional experts are definitely not Crackpots or Conspiracy Theorists; What it means to “Follow the Science”? Whose science? Are we just playing favorites?; Are you intentionally Revictimizing the Grieving?; So if this were true... how would such evil be able to happen and stay secret?

  • Flipping the Switch on Information and Mis/Disinformation

  • The missing FIRST RUNGS of the Ladder (insightful questions answered so early on that many outside of the mainstream have forgotten these issues can be key barriers to newly arriving sceptics)

  • Do you see what I see? A guided tour (Seven exhibits asking whether Canadian mainstream media are actually FREE or BLOCKED, IMPEDED, RESTRICTED or otherwise constrained)

  • David D vs David C - Two Critiques of the Alberta Premier’s Vax Views (This single post lays out the vast gulf between two sets of inforrmation)

  • Tracing official Misinformation - when Voting Patterns reflect Vaccine Trust

  • When Trust is Broken & Safe Treatments are Banned - a four part picture story that introduces the larger context visually (good for those with less time or tolerance for lengthy texts)

  • search for “GROK” on followingthecovidscience.substack.com to access a reference list of data, that when shared with this large language model, appears to demonstrate the vastness of the information gap. GROK-4 draws conclusions based on commonly available documentation and then simulates a vastly different conclusion once it is “fed” evidence-based but suppressed information. It’s time to replicate this experiment with hum an audiences.

  • See also this post The Silent Agony of the Vaccine Injured--Still waiting for the truth to be told for an excellent overview from the point of view of those whose voices are STILL being gas-lit, maligned, suppressed, etc. A must read for every Canadian involved in human rights advocacy.

and since March 2024 we have also been writing here:

Source: canadianshareablenews.substack.com

• Starting with the first of CSN Week 1 - March 25, 2024 - Vol. 1 Issue 1 running weekly till CSNews Weeks 46/47 - February 10/17, 2025 - Volume 2 - Issues 6 & 7 we published 4-6 pages of underreported news in a pdf format. We learned how large the issue of information omission is in this country - going far beyond unreported COVID-19 science… countless environmental, fiscal, social, geo-political stories are being censored out in the same way.

• Noting that many citizen advocacy and action organizations do not have the manpower to regularly reach newsrooms, in the fall of 2024, we also started our PRESS ROOM tab, trying to use the press release format to reach journalists and media exectives (but also suffer from a distinct lack of manpower to keep this up in a significant way).

• And, noting the deivisive LEFT versus RIGHT polarization in the media taking attention away from our current progressive slide into a new era of neo-feudal global technocratic governance, we started posting a now eight-part series called CSNews Guide to the Globalists under our REFERENCE tab. See also Far Left + Far Right = Totalitarianism (Getting our Terms right. Six current examples of Corporate Fascism)

• THIS SINGLE POST in which we repost the work of Susan Scobie & Neill Cumberbirch is a must share… Anyone who still thinks it is a conspiracy to believe that a small number of “elites” have the wherewithal to enact “global governance” schemes might walk away better informed after looking through this PDF document pointing to specific acts, laws, proclamations, etc. both at the global and municipal level using Vancouver as the primary example.

  THE ENCYCLOPEDIA of GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OVER LOCAL INTEREST - Important for local government officials

• Finally, noting a DISTINCT LACK OF PARLIAMENTARY OVERSIGHT BY CANADIAN MEDIA OUTLETS, and of basic CIVIC ILLITERACY we started a BILL TRACKER tab as well as a now four-part INFORMED CITIZENSHIP 101 series. Here we introduced Understanding Bills, Tracking Tools at Committee Stage; Information tools and Senate Committees.

• This 10-point summary pulls it all together!

  A 10-Step Lesson Plan for those now leaving the "Mainstream Media Bubble"

Media Literacy Graphics

And here are some of our favorite MEDIA LITERACY GRAPHICS.

Hopefully some readers readers find them useful for teaching and sharing.

This 2023 post links to independent media sources, often solo citizen journalists active at the time. Breaking out of the Corporate Media Bubble

ASKING GROK to describe our sites

Since we have been asking the large language model GROK-4 to dig into a range of topics, we chose to run this query:

Can you provide a directory to the posts on this substack: https://followingthecovidscience.substack.com

RESPONSE: (with hyperlinks added by this author, as GROK-4’s links did not transfer)

Thought for 5s

Here’s a directory to the posts on the Substack “Followingthecovidscience’s Newsletter”: Direct Link to the Archive

• https://followingthecovidscience.substack.com/archive — This is the best way to browse all posts (sorted by date, with titles, descriptions, and publication dates).

You can also visit the main page (FollowingtheCovidScience Newsletter) and scroll or use the menu for recent content, though the archive page is more complete for a full directory. Recent Posts (as of the latest available data)

Here are some of the more recent ones pulled from the archive and search results (titles link directly where available):

• The Silent Agony of the Vaccine Injured (Jul 2, 2026) — Message from a young man on vaccine injuries.

• Canada, Land of the Dead & Stories of the Living (Jun 8, 2026) — Canadian vaccine/MAID stats and related topics.

• Death by COVID Vaccine - A New Code (for use in 2030) and other News (Mar 25, 2026) — VAERS, court cases, etc.

• Health Policy People, Processes, Potential for Reversal, etc. (Feb 6, 2026).

• Why GROK? Why other, similar tools? (Feb 6, 2026).

• Good news for once: Moderna Exits the Vaccine Space (Jan 27, 2026).

• d) Daring to Listen -- to the Silenced Experts, the Damaged Patients, the Broken Families (Jan 25, 2026).

• How to be Sure Citizen Correspondence Gets Into the Official Government Record (Jan 23, 2026).

• How Ethical Whistleblowers are treated in Today’s Canada... (Jan 22, 2026) — Lawfare, deplatforming, etc.

• c) An Experiment in Scientific and Medical Literacy (Jan 11, 2026). (LEARN WHAT “MISINFORMATION STUDIES” ACTUALLY STUDY)

• b) Another Grok-Talk... What is keeping our Celebrity Science Writers from Pivoting? (Jan 8, 2026).

Older notable posts (from searches):

• “For those who Don’t Know what they Don’t Know...” (Nov 28, 2025) — Reference list.

• “Breaking the Taboo on COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Injury Victims” (Nov 6, 2025).

• “A Breakdown of Study Types” (Sep 16, 2025).

• “Ten recent GEYSERS of COVID-19 Research Findings” (Sep 9, 2025).

• Earlier ones like “Seeking Answers to Pivotal Questions” (2024) and “How up to date is your Doctor’s Knowledge really?” (2023).

The newsletter focuses on COVID-19 science critiques, vaccine-related topics, data analysis, whistleblowers, and Canadian context. Posts often include links to studies, documentaries, and other resources. The author also maintains a related site: followingthecovidscience.8b.io. For the complete, up-to-date list, head straight to the /archive page. Substack archives are generally public and easy to browse. Let me know if you need details on a specific post!

NEXT QUESTION:

Can you provide a directory to the posts on this substack: CanadianShareableNews.substack.com

(NOTE: I am not taking the time to add hperlinks to each of the posts listed next by GROK-4.)

Thought for 5s

Here’s a directory for the posts on CanadianShareableNews Substack.

Direct Link to the Archive

• https://canadianshareablenews.substack.com/archive — Best place to browse all posts chronologically with titles, short descriptions, and dates.

The Substack also has useful dedicated sections (accessible via the menu or these links):

• Press Room (/s/press-room)

• News Briefs (/s/news-briefs)

• Bill Tracker (/s/bills)

• Letters (/s/letters)

• Lesson Ideas (/s/lesson-ideas)

• Reference Material (/s/reference-material)

Recent Posts (from the archive, as of latest data)

• CSNews Guide to the Globalists (8) (Jun 21) — Carbon-based energy shifts for data centers.

• CSNews Guide to the Globalists (7) (Jun 20) — Encyclopedia of global governance.

• Money Talks (Jun 13) — Economic and fiscal links.

• INFORMED CITIZENSHIP 101 - Part 4 (Jun 13) — Senate committees and bill tracking (e.g., C-9, C-16).

• While banning social media for kids might seem like a good move... (Jun 11) — Surveillance concerns.

• THE ENCYCLOPEDIA of GLOBAL GOVERNANCE OVER LOCAL INTEREST (Jun 10).

• When ‘Consensus Framing’ means Journalism does not report... (Jun 8) — Unreported death data and media issues.

• BILL TRACKER: As Internet Privacy Watchdog Flags Canada... (May 23) — Bill C-22 and surveillance.

• INFORMED CITIZENSHIP 101 (Part 3) (May 18) — Bill tracking tools.

• Why get your news from DOCUMENTARIES? (May 13).

• CSN PRESS ROOM: Are These Stories on Your Radar... (May 2).

Earlier examples (from searches):

• Weekly PDF issues like CSN Week 13 (2024), CSNews Weeks 46/47 (2025) — Curated news summaries in downloadable PDF format.

• CSN PRESS ROOM: Are These Stories on Your Radar these days? (Feb 2026).

• Bill trackers, media literacy pieces, and open letters to journalists.

This Substack (run by the same person behind Followingthecovidscience) emphasizes under-reported Canadian and global news, bill tracking, media criticism, global governance, informed citizenship tools, and PDF “weekly” compilations for easy sharing/printing. It often encourages citizen action like letter-writing. For the full, always-up-to-date list, visit the archive page directly. Let me know if you’d like a summary of a specific post or section!

NEXT QUESTION:

Can you do the same for followingthecovidscience.8b.io

Thought for 5s

Followingthecovidscience.8b.io is an older companion website (a static compilation site) to the Substack you asked about earlier. It serves as an archive of documents, letters, research summaries, and resources focused on COVID-19 science, vaccines, mandates, censorship, and related topics, primarily compiled around 2020–2022 (with some later updates). Note: The site mentions it has reached maximum capacity, and newer content has moved to the Substack (https://followingthecovidscience.substack.com/).

It is organized into sections/pages with internal anchors (click the links on the homepage to jump):

• Preliminaries & Who’s Who? (page2.html)

• Following the Science (page3.html) — Core science documentation.

• Adverse Event Reporting (page4.html)

• Legalities, Consent, etc. (page6.html)

• Mandates & Employment (page7.html)

• Censors, Media & Money (page8.html) — Newer section on censorship.

• Seeing through the Hysteria (page9.html)

• LATEST (page13.html) — Weekly top stories, updates, letters, and news (highly recommended for recent additions on the site).

• VIDEOS (page14.html)

• Other pages cover specific topics like building common ground, voices from the field, etc.

Key Content Highlights

• Letters & compilations — To doctors, journalists, MPs, senators (e.g., “To my Doctor” tour of the site, letters on WHO treaty, boosters, etc.). Many are adaptable PDFs.

• Big Six — Profiles/commentary on influential voices (e.g., Dr. John Campbell, Yuval Harari, MEP Christine Anderson, etc.).

• Problems with more COVID-19 Vaccination — Lay summary vetted by experts.

• WHO Pandemic Treaty materials and petitions.

• Uncensored news roundups, mask critiques, Pfizer data discussions, and more.

• PDF downloads of compiled letters, analyses, and weekly updates.

This site functions as a static reference library rather than a blog with ongoing dated posts. It was designed for easy sharing of documents during the height of the pandemic debates.For the most current material from the same author/creator, use the Substack archive we covered previously. If you need me to pull details from a specific page on .8b.io or summarize a document, just let me know!

COMPARING OUR SITES WITH OTHER SITES

Looking at Canadianshareablenews can you find any other Canadian sites with similar content (censorship) or approach (buiding media literacy)?

RESPONSE:

Thought for 4s

Here are some Canadian sites, Substacks, and organizations with similar content or approaches to CanadianShareableNews (under-reported stories, censorship critique, bill tracking, media literacy, government transparency, and citizen-informed action).

Independent / Alternative News & Censorship-Focused

• Rebel News (rebelnews.com) — Strong focus on government overreach, censorship (especially Bills like C-63), free speech, and under-reported Canadian stories. Highly activist-oriented.

• The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) (jccf.ca) — Reports on internet censorship, bill analysis (e.g., “Death by a thousand clicks” report on online controls), and legal challenges to mandates/restrictions.

• The Free Press (Canada section) — Covers under-reported Canadian politics, press freedom, and culture wars.

• Fifth Pillar Media (fifthpillarmedia.ca) — Emphasizes public trust, civic education, verification, and countering fragmented information environments.

Media Literacy & Critical Thinking

• MediaSmarts (mediasmarts.ca) — Canada’s leading digital/media literacy organization. Offers resources, lesson plans, research on misinformation, and tools like Break the Fake. Government- and foundation-supported but focused on critical skills.

• Association for Media Literacy (AML) (aml.ca) — Teacher-focused group promoting critical media analysis in education.

Bill Tracking, Government Watch, & Informed Citizenship

• Canadian Constitution Foundation and similar legal watchdogs often track bills and freedoms.

• Various independent journalists on Substack (e.g., those covering press freedom or specific bills) frequently appear in related searches.

Aggregators & Broader Independent Networks

• Unrigged — Collaborative site by independent Canadian newsrooms to share stories (created partly in response to platform changes).

• Canadian Dimension, DeSmog Canada, and older directories like independentmedia.ca for non-corporate journalism.

Other Notable Mentions

• Canadian Digital Media Research Network / Media Ecosystem Observatory (cdmrn.ca) — Tracks misinformation, information incidents, and the info ecosystem during elections. More academic/research-oriented.

• Canada Press Freedom Project — Monitors press freedom and chilling effects on journalism.

Notes:

• Many “alternative” sites on the right-leaning side (like Rebel News) strongly emphasize censorship and bill critiques, while media literacy orgs like MediaSmarts tend to be more establishment-aligned (focusing on “disinformation” from various sources).

• Canadian independent media has faced challenges with platform changes (e.g., Meta’s news ban) and government funding dynamics, leading to more Substack-style and reader-supported models.

• For bill-specific tracking, search individual Substacks or sites like openparliament.ca (official but useful for primary sources).

These overlap with CanadianShareableNews in themes like holding media/government accountable, promoting critical consumption of information, and highlighting gaps in mainstream coverage. Let me know if you want deeper dives into any of them!

OTHER COVID SCIENCE SITES

Can you locate sites in the English speaking world that aim to present COVID scientific information for a lay audience? How do both Following the covid science compare against those?

RESPONSE:

Thought for 5s

Several English-speaking sites and newsletters aim to present COVID-19 scientific information for a lay (non-expert) audience. These range from mainstream/public-health aligned explainers to more skeptical or critical perspectives. Here are some prominent examples:Mainstream / Evidence-Based Explainers (Generally Pro-Vaccine/Public Health Consensus)

• Your Local Epidemiologist (Substack by Katelyn Jetelina) — Clear, data-driven weekly updates on COVID, variants, vaccines, and other respiratory illnesses. Highly accessible with charts and plain-language summaries. Very popular.

• COVID-Explained (explaincovid.org, by Emily Oster and collaborators) — Straightforward answers to common questions, risk assessments, and explainers aimed at parents and the general public. Focuses on translating hard science into practical advice.

• Dear Pandemic (dearpandemic.org and social channels) — Multidisciplinary team providing timely, trustworthy explainers and media literacy tips to combat the “infodemic.” Strong emphasis on helping people navigate conflicting information.

• COVID Transmissions (Substack by John Skylar) — Science-focused newsletter explaining COVID biology and developments for a general audience. Often recommended as reliable.

• Ground Truths (Eric Topol) and Force of Infection (Caitlin Rivers) — Expert-led insights with a focus on evidence and public health.

Other resources include Science-Based Medicine, Unbiased Science, and official/government-adjacent explainers from CDC, WHO, or university sites.More Critical / Skeptical PerspectivesThese often question official narratives, emphasize potential harms, or highlight censored/under-discussed data (closer in tone to Following the Covid Science).Comparison to Following the Covid Science Substack

• Style & Audience: Like many of the above, it targets lay readers with summaries, letters, references, and critiques. It is more advocacy-oriented and skeptical of mainstream narratives (e.g., vaccine harms, censorship, government dishonesty, hidden data). It frequently shares PDFs, documentaries, and citizen letters.

• Vs. Mainstream Explainers (e.g., Your Local Epidemiologist, COVID-Explained): Those prioritize consensus science, data visualization, and practical risk guidance while generally supporting public health measures. Following the Covid Science challenges that consensus more directly, focusing on “censored” angles, excess mortality, and policy critiques.

• Strengths of Following the Covid Science: Good for readers seeking alternative viewpoints, Canadian focus, compilations of letters/references, and media criticism. It links heavily to primary documents and whistleblowers.

• Potential Limitations: More partisan in tone than neutral explainers; may emphasize dissenting studies while downplaying broader consensus. Readership (~1,000+ subscribers) is smaller than top mainstream COVID Substacks.

Overall Landscape: Post-pandemic, high-quality lay explainers have shifted toward broader respiratory illness or “post-COVID” topics. The space remains polarized — mainstream sites align with institutions, while independent/critical ones (including Following the Covid Science) fill perceived gaps in debate. For balanced reading, many recommend cross-referencing sources across the spectrum and checking primary studies.If you want deeper reviews of specific sites or help evaluating particular claims, let me know!