At a protest at the London train station, the anti-blockade team StandUpX shouted "vaccines make you infertile and how they control you".

Rebekah, 24, a victim of domestic violence, was one of many who listened attentively to the conspiracy theories that the StandUpX group propagated.

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Demonstration against restrictions on Covid-19 in Trafalgar Square, London in September 2020 Photo: AP.

However, concerns over the social and economic impact of pandemic restrictions on the economy have brought Rebekah closer to social media conspiracy theories.

She increasingly believes in conspiracy theories, despite the fact that prove otherwise, as PolitiFact, the non-partisan information validation group, claims there is no evidence that Gates or his fund is profitable from vaccines.

In recent weeks, Rebekah has reportedly participated in numerous anti-blockade protests, while continuing to share conspiracy theories about Covid-19 on her personal Instagram page with 11,000 followers.

Rebekah's story is the epitome of how misinformation about Covid-19 or vaccine took root and spread among the community.

"The World Health Organization (WHO) realizes that if people think Covid-19 is a hoax, they will go out and ignore the epidemic prevention rules," said Anna-Sophie Harling, regional executive director.

Many experts fear that in 2021, conspiracy theories will make many people hesitate to vaccinate, a key weapon for the war with the pandemic.

"To defeat Covid-19, we need to defeat a parallel pandemic, it is public distrust that is hindering efforts to respond to this disease," said Francesco Rocca, president of the Red Cross and

Conspiracy theories about Covid-19, pandemic restraint measures as well as vaccines emerged strongly as many countries around the world simultaneously imposed a blockade earlier this year.

Anetta Kahane, founder of the anti-racist group Amadeu Antonio Foundation, once witnessed a group parade against restrictions from an apartment window in Berlin, Germany.

One of the many noteworthy misinformation is that of David Icke, the famous British conspirator, that pandemic is a completely staged scenario, control measures are a way for a group of people.

Daniel Allington, a professor at King London University and an expert in conspiracy theories, thinks that misinformation spreads even more strongly when it is shared by many famous people.

Earlier in December, the actor Letitia Wright of blockbuster "Black Panther" shared concerns and conspiracy theories about the Covid-19 vaccine.

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A protester wears a sign with the red words Hoax (Hoax) while demonstrating against the blockade and wearing a mask at Trafalgar Square, London Photo: Reuters.

In November, British TV host Emma Kenny wrote on Twitter that the Covid-19 vaccine vaccination would harm children, but the post had to be deleted afterwards.

In an interview with CNN, Kenny said she was not one of the vaccinations or denied Covid-19.

The study by King London University and Ipsos MORI, based on three Covid-19 conspiracy the UK surveys conducted by Allington and colleagues, found that out of 10 respondents, three believe in conspiracy theories.

"Groups spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19 on Facebook have not been controlled," Harling said.

Facebook is also working to remove misinformation about Covid-19 or vaccines from its platform.

"I think a lot of harm has been done in many ways. The anti-vaccine movement, in which people believe Covid-19 is a hoax, has sown their seeds since March," Harling said.

Experts say that major social networks like Facebook must take more serious consideration of spreading false information on their platforms, and technology companies need to find more effective ways to

In London, Rebekah said she didn't leave her apartment for three months when Britain performed the first national blockade, out of fear that she and her two children were in danger from Covid-19.

The British health authority does not consider Covid-19 as an HCID because it is a list of pathogens with an average mortality rate of 50% or more, while Covid-19's mortality is much lower.

And Rebekah is one of them.

"I always question everything. I know Google is not everything, but I will look up information on it and see what I can find," she said.