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AffidavitofLarryD.Cook

StateofCaliforniaLosAngelesCounty I,LarryDCook,beingfirstdulysworn,doherbystate,underoath,asfollows:1. MynameisLarryD.CookandIwasbornonNovember23,1964inBremerton,

Washington.2. IhavelivedinLosAngeles,LosAngelesCounty,CAforover15years.3. IamaregisteredvoterinLosAngelesCountyandhavevotedinmostelections,

includingthe2020PresidentialelectionheldonNovember3rd,2020.4. Duringearly2015CaliforniaSenatorRichardPanandCaliforniaSenatorBen

AllenintroducedSB277,avaccinemandatebillthatwouldeliminatereligiousvaccineexemptionsforchildrenwhoattendpublicandprivateschoolsinCalifornia.1

5. Ivehementlyopposeanyandallgovernmentalmedicalmandatesonmoral,

scientificandhealthgroundsandabsolutelybelievethattherightsoftheIndividual–especiallyregardinglegallyforcedmedicalintervention-outweighanyperceivedorreal“diseasethreat”totheCommunityatLarge.

6. IbelievethateveryPersonhastheunalienablerighttorefuseanyandall

medicaltreatmentandtherighttoremainunmolestedbyGovernment,Business,andotherentities;thatourbodiesareSovereign;thatthesoleresponsibilityformedicaltreatmentandproceduresrestswithintheautonomyoftheIndividual,orlegalguardianswhenminorsareinvolved.

7. Inearly2015,andinresponsetothepotentialegregiousviolationofPersonal

SovereigntyasoutlinedinCASB277–theCAvaccinemandatebill–Icreatedabrand,STOPMANDATORYVACCINATION,toexpressmyviewsandtheviewsofexperts,scientists,parents,medicalprofessionals,activistsandotherstothePublicatLargewhyweopposemandatoryvaccination(inallitsiterations).

1https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB2772https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/16/republican-reject-democrat-

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8. Mybrand,StopMandatoryVaccination,includednumerouspropertiesincludingawebsite(www.StopMandatoryVaccination.com),aFacebookPAGEandaFacebookGROUP,aswellasanemaillist,whichweremyprimaryproperties.FacebookPages“broadcast”to“followers”whileFacebookGroupsallow“members”toeasilyinteractwitheachotherbasedonsharedorcommoninterests.

9. Throughuniquemessaging,videointerviews,vaccineinjuryanddeathstories,

publichealthargumentsagainstvaccinemandates,experttestimony,medicalopinionandnumerousothercommunicationsthroughmyStopMandatoryVaccinationwebsite,FacebookPAGE,FacebookGROUPandemaillist,bytheendof2018IhadgrownaformidableINFLUENCEwhichincludedover125,000followersandanaverageof2millionreachonmyFacebookPagepermonth,wellover150,000membersinmyFacebookGroupwitha1millionengagementpermonth,over50,000visitspermonthtomywebsiteandanemaillistofover45,000subscribers.IhadalsopaidFacebookover$35,000foradvertisingandhadpaidto“boost”poststoreachtargetedaudiencesthroughmyFacebookPage.Forthemostpart,uptothispoint,mymessagingwasnotcensored.

10. In2016IvotedforDonaldJTrumptobePresidentfortwoprimaryreasons:1)

HewasontheRepublicanticketandRepublicanshavebyandlargevotedAGAINSTvaccinemandates(whileDemocratshaveprimarilyvotedFORvaccinemandates),2and2)DonaldJTrumphasstatedpubliclythathehasconcernsaboutvaccinationandthatvaccinesarelinkedtoautism(andtheyare).34

11. OnFebruary14,2019Rep.CongressmanAdamSchiff(D-CA),“sentaletterto

SundarPichaiandMarkZuckerberg,theChiefExecutiveOfficersofGoogleandFacebook,respectively,toexpressconcernthatthecompany’splatformsincludingYouTube,FacebookandInstagram,aresurfacingandrecommendinginformationthatdiscouragesparentsfromvaccinatingtheirchildren,contributingtodecliningvaccinationrateswhichcouldreverseprogressmadeintacklingvaccine-preventablediseases,”5whichwasablatantcallforCENSORSHIPandcertainlyaviolationoftheFirstAmendment.6The“science”onvaccinationisNOTsettled.7

2https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/16/republican-reject-democrat-vaccines-13612773https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/449525268529815552?lang=en4https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/260415099452416000?lang=en5https://schiff.house.gov/news/press-releases/schiff-sends-letter-to-google-facebook-regarding-anti-vaccine-misinformation6https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/amendment/amendment-i7https://thetruthaboutvaccines.com/be-brave-pt1-vaccine-science-settled/

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12. Additionally,numerous,numerousmainstreammediaoutletsbeganrunning

hostile,defamatory“hitpieces”onmewithdemandsthatFacebookandotherplatformsshutmedownentirely,includingmyPersonalProfile,PageandGroup,alongwithotherswhomaychallengevaccinesafety,efficacyandthe“need”formandatoryvaccination.Headlinesincluded:“Anti-VaxxerLarryCookHasWeaponizedFacebookAdsinWarAgainstScience,”8“Here'sHowOneOfFacebook'sBiggestAnti-VaxCommunitiesBuiltItsMassiveNetwork,”9and“Halfofnewparentsshownanti-vaccinemisinformationonsocialmedia–report.”10Hundredsofdefamatorymainstreamnews“hit”pieceswouldfollow,includingmyalltimefavorite(sarcasm),“MeetLarryCook,theVillainBehindtheFacebookAnti-VaxxScandal.”11

13. Withinseveralmonthsoftheall-outmainstreammediaANDGOVERNMENT

(e.g.,CongressmanSchiff,butalsoCASenatorPan,etc.)attackonmedicalfreedomactivistssharingwhytheyopposevaccinemandates,multipleplatformsdecidedtodeplatformorbananyonewhochallengedvaccinemandatesorwhochallengedvaccinesafetyandefficacy,includingMailchimp12(anemailsubscriptionprovider),GoFundMe13(crowdfundingplatform),Vimeo14(videohosting),Pinterest15(visualsocialmedia)whileFacebookbegantoREDUCEDISTRIBUTIONofmedicalfreedomPagesandGroups16suchasmyStopMandatoryVaccinationPageandGroup.

14. Inrealworldterms,reduceddistribution17formyStopMandatoryVaccination

FacebookPagemeantthatIwentfromanaverageof2millionreachpermonthdowntojust100,000reachpermonth(5%)whilemyFacebookGroupsawa

8https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-vaxxer-larry-cook-has-weaponized-facebook-ads-in-war-against-science9https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/facebook-anti-vaccination-vaxxer-communities-promotions-ads10https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jan/24/anti-vaxxers-spread-misinformation-on-social-media-report11https://www.fatherly.com/news/meet-larry-cook-the-villain-behind-the-facebook-anti-vaxx-scandal/12https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/email-marketer-mailchimp-bans-anti-vaccination-content-n101722113https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/antivax-gofundme-ban-donation-crowdfunding-vaccines-conspiracy-a8870716.html14https://vimeo.com/terms15https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/health-misinformation16https://about.fb.com/news/2019/03/combatting-vaccine-misinformation/17https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/technology/facebook-anti-vaccine-misinformation.html

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dramaticdropinmemberengagementandmemberrequests(from300perdayto50perdayrequests).

15. Additionally,Facebookturnedoffmyabilitytorunadvertisingontheir

platform,18whileYouTubedemonetizedmyYouTubeChannel19becauseIquestionedvaccinesafety,efficacyandthe“need”forvaccinemandates.

16. In2019theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)declared“VaccineHesitancy”asa

toptenthreattohumanity,20anassertionthatIpersonallyreject,andanassertionthatmillionsuponmillionsofparents,researchers,medicalprofessionals,scientistsandotherswholeheartedlyreject.

17. Mywork,asLarryCook,andasStopMandatoryVaccination,onFacebookand

otherplatforms,onmywebsiteandinemailstomysubscribers,amongotheravenuesofinformationdissemination,includedinterviewswithormessagingfromthousandsofparents,scientists,medicaldoctors,healthprofessionals,researchers,electedofficialsandmorethatincluded(butwasnotlimitedto)discussionsof:

• Deathfollowingvaccination• Severeinjuryfollowingvaccination• Chronicailmentsfollowingvaccination• Vaccinefailure• Herdimmunityfailure• Scientificvaccinefraud• Lackofvaccineefficacy• Rebuttalofcontemporaryvaccinehistory• Vaccinatedvsunvaccinatedhealthoutcomes• Cover-upofvaccineinduceddeathbymedicalexaminers• Homeopathyasdiseasetreatmentandprevention• Naturalmedicine• Naturalimmunity• Andotherrelevanttopics

18https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/13/majority-antivaxx-vaccine-ads-facebook-funded-by-two-organizations-study19https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/youtube-just-demonetized-anti-vax-channels20https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/ten-threats-to-global-health-in-2019

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18. IsittheroleofSocialMediaCompanies,ElectedOfficialsandBigTechtobethefinalARBITRATOROFTRUTH21fortheliability-freevaccineindustryanditscontinuouspushtoforce-vaccinateeverylivinghumanontheplanet?Or,shouldSocialMediaCompanies,ElectedOfficialsandBigTechfollowthetenantsoftheFIRSTAMENDMENTandallowFreedomofSpeechwherebycitizenscanengageinunrestricteddialogueabouttopicsthatmayhavelifelongconsequencesbasedondecisionsmade?Wouldn’tMOREINFORMATIONfromBOTHSIDESofatopicbebeneficialforallinvolved?Or,areSocialMediaCompanies,ElectedOfficialsandBigTechworkingonanAGENDA-together-toquashoppositiontomandatoryvaccination?Isthisaconspiracy?

19. TheUnitedStatesGovernmenthaspaidoutnearly5billiondollarsforvaccine

injuryanddeathrelatedclaimsthroughtheNationalVaccineInjuryCompensationProgram22andyetHHSclaimsthatonlyanestimated1%ofvaccineinjuriesareevenreportedtotheVaccineAdverseEventsReportingSystem(VAERS).23WhatifALLvaccineinjuriesanddeathswereactuallyreportedandtheclaimswereproperlysettled?WouldthepayoutbeintheTRILLIONSOFTAXPAYERDOLLARS?ThetopicsofVACCINESAFETYandVACCINEEFFICACY(effectiveness)shouldNOTbecensoredtoconformtoaCONSPIRACY24toforcevaccinateeveryhumanwithoutquestionwhenseriousharmanddeathcananddoesresultfromvaccination!

20. Althoughtherearemany,manyreasonswhyIvotedforPresidentDonaldJ

Trumpinthe2020election,oneofthosereasonsisthathestatedpubliclythathewouldnotmandatetheCOVIDvaccineonceitisavailable.25Hehasalsorejectednationalmaskmandates26andnationalCOVIDtestingmandates,whichmeansherespectsmedicalfreedom.Medicalfreedomshouldbeabletobediscussedwithoutcensorship!

21https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/28/facebook-has-been-an-arbiter-of-truth-here-are-examples.html22https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation/data/index.html23https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/vaccine-injury-payouts-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-over-3-8-billion-as-vaccine-makers-rake-in-profits/24https://www.dictionary.com/browse/conspiracy25https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8844153/Donald-Trump-says-WONT-make-COVID-vaccines-mandatory.html26https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-covid-positive-test-hospital-plane-train-mask-mandate-transportation-1070629/

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21. Facebooknotonlycensorsvaccinerelatedtopics,butFacebookalsocensorsCOVIDrelatedtopics,includingprovenalternativetreatmentsforCOVID,27disputedCOVIDdeathstatistics,andmanyotherCOVIDrelatedtopicsthatdonotalignwiththeofficialmainstreamnarrative.Mypostswerecensoredwith“factchecks”and/oroutrightdeletionsand/orbansonmyaccountuse(e.g.,24hourban,3dayban,7dayban,etc.).

22. OnNovember17,2020,FacebookpermanentlyterminatedmyPersonal

Facebookaccountofovertwelveyearswith50,000plusfollowersanddeletedmyStopMandatoryVaccinationPagewithover167,000followers,withoutexplanation.However,anInternetsearchproducedaNewsweekarticleentitled,“FacebookBansOneoftheAnti-VaccineMovement'sBiggestGroupsforViolatingQAnonRules,”28andthat’swhereIlearnedthatFacebookremovedmebecauseIdiscussedQanon.What’sinterestingtonotehereisthatFacebookhasstated29thatonlythosewho“represent”Qanonwillberemoved,notthosewhodiscussQanon.

23. TwohourslaterTwitterbannedmefromtheirplatform,supposedlyfor

“electioninterference.”Coordinated?24. TwodayslaterFacebookremovedmypopularStopMandatoryVaccination

Groupwithover201,000members.25. ItisworthnotingthatFacebooknotonlydeletedmypersonalaccount,but

FacebookalsodeletedfourotherpersonalaccountswhowereadminsandeditorsonmyFacebookGroupandPage.Disgraceful.

26. QofQanonisbelievedtobeaUSMilitaryIntelligenceOperationthatoffers

detailedinformationaboutGovernmentCorruptionandothertopicsthroughasophisticatedanonymouschatboardthatisthenaggregatedanddisseminatedthoughanumberofchannels,withwww.qanon.pubbeingoneofthemanychannels.Facebookhasstatedthat“we’veremovedabout1,700Pages,5,600Groupsandabout18,700InstagramaccountsrepresentingQAnon”andthatthe

27https://formerfedsgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20201212-Filed-complaint.pdf28https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-bans-anti-vaccine-group-violating-qanon-rules-154840829https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence/

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purportedreasonfordoingsoisthatQanonisa“violence-inducingconspiracynetwork.”30

27. OFPARTICULARIMPORTANCEisthatFacebook(andotherQanoncensors)

NEVERmentionanyofthenearly5,000Qposts(since2017)asjustificationforcensoringFacebookUsers,PagesandGroups!That’sright,notEVENONEPOSTbyQisusedasanexamplethatQ“incitesviolence,”“advocatesforviolence”oris“tiedtoviolence.”NOTONEPOST.Surely,ifQwaspostingdangerousinformationthatwouldinfluenceresearcherstoviolentactsthentheremustbeatleastonepost–ONEPOST–thatFacebookcouldpointtothatwouldprovetheirassertionthatQanonisa“DangerousOrganization.”Buttheycannot,anddonot,becauseitsimplyisnottrue.

28. ELECTIONINTERFERENCE.Facebookroutinelyandaggressivelyblocked,censoredand/orremovedcontentthatchallengedmainstreammediaCOVIDdeathtallies,alternativetreatmentoptions,hospitalizationnumbersandotherdisputedfactsandfigurestohelpensureDemocratcontrolledstateswouldremain“lockeddown”soastopushtheneedformailinvotingwhilediscouragingin-personvoting.Userswhodidsocouldbepunishedwithbans.Mailinvotingcreatesascenarioripeforballotharvestingandelectionfraud.31

29. Ibelievethattherewaswidespreadvotefraudandmanipulationduringthe

2020PresidentialElectionandassuch,thistopic,alongwiththevaccinationtopic,alongwiththeQanontopic,aswellasother“controversialtopics,”shouldnotbecensored,“factchecked,”deletedand/orresultinabanorpermanentaccountdeletionjustbecausethetopicathandchallengestheofficialnarrativeaspresentedinmainstreammedia,theDemocratParty,theliability-freevaccineindustryandotherdomesticandforeigncontrollinginterests.

30. INFLUENCEDEMOLISHED.Facebook,thelargestmoderndaypublicsquarein

theworldthatconnectsover1.5billionpeopleinrealtimecommunicationeachday,32wasmyPRIMARYoutreachandcommunicationtoolthatallowedmetocommunicatewithparents,medicalprofessionals,politicians,lawyers,healthenthusiasts,Patriots,andmorealloverAmericaaswellastheworld,includingAustralia,UnitedKingdom,Brazil,France,Spain,Poland,Germany,Canada,andpeopleofallwalksoflifeinallcountries.Myvastnetworkof5,000friends,50,000plusfollowers,167,000followersonmyPageandover201,000

30https://about.fb.com/news/2020/08/addressing-movements-and-organizations-tied-to-violence/31https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/pacei-voterfraudcases.pdf32https://sproutsocial.com/insights/facebook-stats-for-marketers/

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membersinmyGroup-thatIspentyearsandyearsbuilding-hasbeenobliteratedbyFacebookcensorship.

31. REVENUEDEMOLISHED.ThroughFacebookIalsosharedonlinesummits,donationrequests,supplementrecommendationsandotherrevenuegeneratingopportunities.WithoutmyFacebookaccountbecauseofcensorship,myabilitytosecureongoingrevenueformyfulltimeactivistworkhasbeendemolished.

32. SocialMedia-includingFacebook,Twitter,YouTube,Instagram–alongwith

otherBigTechplatforms(e.g.,Vimeo,GoFundMe,Mailchimp,etc.)shouldnotbeinthebusinessofcensoringitsusersinanefforttocontrolthe“official”narrative.ThisisUNAMERICANandliterallygoesagainsttheveryprincipaloftheUSCONSTITUTIONwhichguaranteesFreedomofSpeech,whichINCLUDEStheFREEDOMTODISAGREEandtheFREEDOMTOCHALLENGEandtheFREEDOMTOOFFERALTERNATIVES,WITHOUTREPRECUSSION!!!IfsocialmediatitansaregoingtoeditorializecontentontheirplatformsthenSection230protectionsmustberepealed,asadvocatedbyPresidentTrump.33Continued…

33https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/

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