Flo Débarre
@flodebarre.bsky.social
Personal account
Evolutionary biologist, senior scientist at CNRS/Sorbonne Université
Interests: origins and control of infectious diseases and conspiracy theories; diversity in science; scientific publishing
https://www.normalesup.org/~fdebarre/
EN & FR
Evolutionary biologist, senior scientist at CNRS/Sorbonne Université
Interests: origins and control of infectious diseases and conspiracy theories; diversity in science; scientific publishing
https://www.normalesup.org/~fdebarre/
EN & FR
Sadly, even @orcid.org can be gamed. There are examples of ORCID iDs linked to a fake name (on purpose). They used either ResearchGate or Zenodo as a Trojan horse to build a fake identity.
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Sadly, even @orcid.org can be gamed. There are examples of ORCID iDs linked to a fake name (on purpose). They used either ResearchGate or Zenodo as a Trojan horse to build a fake identity.
For academics, you can include coauthorship of scientific papers, not just Op-Eds or open letters...
November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
For academics, you can include coauthorship of scientific papers, not just Op-Eds or open letters...
Splendide ! Et un peu plus facile à réaliser que cette autre réutilisation impressionnante
Congratulations to Ségolène, who successfully defended her PhD (in the BEST DRESS EVER that was sewn by her grandma using 2 posters that she presented recently at international conferences) 👏
www.linkedin.com/in/s%C3%A9go...
www.linkedin.com/in/s%C3%A9go...
November 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Splendide ! Et un peu plus facile à réaliser que cette autre réutilisation impressionnante
From the same account. The bottom-left image was posted in Jan 2023, the top-right image (BBC) is from March 2025. The flowers are in the same position, some have been edited.
Maybe more photoshopping than AI?
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Maybe more photoshopping than AI?
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 AM
From the same account. The bottom-left image was posted in Jan 2023, the top-right image (BBC) is from March 2025. The flowers are in the same position, some have been edited.
Maybe more photoshopping than AI?
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Maybe more photoshopping than AI?
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Here is the source:
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Sorry it's in French; the bottom-right text says the content is guaranteed to be AI-free.
The picture was uploaded in March 2025
[reposted to correct the typo]
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Sorry it's in French; the bottom-right text says the content is guaranteed to be AI-free.
The picture was uploaded in March 2025
[reposted to correct the typo]
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Here is the source:
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Sorry it's in French; the bottom-right text says the content is guaranteed to be AI-free.
The picture was uploaded in March 2025
[reposted to correct the typo]
www.istockphoto.com/fr/portfolio...
Sorry it's in French; the bottom-right text says the content is guaranteed to be AI-free.
The picture was uploaded in March 2025
[reposted to correct the typo]
Reposted by Flo Débarre
Calling something "scientific orthodoxy" rather than "established fact" or even "scientific consensus" is so incredibly damaging.
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Calling something "scientific orthodoxy" rather than "established fact" or even "scientific consensus" is so incredibly damaging.
Reposted by Flo Débarre
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
And yes, the swag bags. Attendees received MAHA-branded tote bags with:
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
- Packets of creatine
- Beef tallow potato chips ($79 for a 6-pack!!)
- Mouth tape
- RFK Jr's biography
- Beef protein bars
Not unpopular as far as I am concerned! I recommend using bsky.app/profile/xblo... to remove screenshots, it works well in my experience
bsky.app
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Not unpopular as far as I am concerned! I recommend using bsky.app/profile/xblo... to remove screenshots, it works well in my experience
FYI, they got the Sweden claim from a website that is linked in their piece (but is currently down): www.mortality.watch
See e.g. this thread for a discussion of whether the claim is supported bsky.app/profile/adam...
See e.g. this thread for a discussion of whether the claim is supported bsky.app/profile/adam...
November 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
FYI, they got the Sweden claim from a website that is linked in their piece (but is currently down): www.mortality.watch
See e.g. this thread for a discussion of whether the claim is supported bsky.app/profile/adam...
See e.g. this thread for a discussion of whether the claim is supported bsky.app/profile/adam...
the account's content is... something. It's a person who now posts that there's no virus and that the whole pandemic was a scam...
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the account's content is... something. It's a person who now posts that there's no virus and that the whole pandemic was a scam...
More information about the source -- dodginess confirmed
basically the whole shtick of that usmortality account is to pick a convenient baseline for their % change graphs
November 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
More information about the source -- dodginess confirmed
Going until 2024 was a default setting on the website they used (if I remember correctly; it is currently down with a 502 error).
I could not find who is behind the website; no name in About nor on the Github page.
github.com/MortalityWatch
I could not find who is behind the website; no name in About nor on the Github page.
github.com/MortalityWatch
November 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Going until 2024 was a default setting on the website they used (if I remember correctly; it is currently down with a 502 error).
I could not find who is behind the website; no name in About nor on the Github page.
github.com/MortalityWatch
I could not find who is behind the website; no name in About nor on the Github page.
github.com/MortalityWatch
And it's dishonest of them to include 2023 and 2024 (even also 2022) in an argument about lockdowns / Sweden doing it better
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 PM
And it's dishonest of them to include 2023 and 2024 (even also 2022) in an argument about lockdowns / Sweden doing it better
Non justement ce n'est pas H5N1 mais H5N5, et c'est la première détection chez un humain
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Non justement ce n'est pas H5N1 mais H5N5, et c'est la première détection chez un humain
It does not make it more acceptable but it is an article from 2020
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It does not make it more acceptable but it is an article from 2020
I hope someone can cross-check!
If this were the scenario of a movie, it would feel over-the-top to have a villain pop up like this on so many contentious topics...
If this were the scenario of a movie, it would feel over-the-top to have a villain pop up like this on so many contentious topics...
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I hope someone can cross-check!
If this were the scenario of a movie, it would feel over-the-top to have a villain pop up like this on so many contentious topics...
If this were the scenario of a movie, it would feel over-the-top to have a villain pop up like this on so many contentious topics...
Reposted by Flo Débarre
Yes, there is in fact a moral line. Racism and attacks on democracy aren’t just “different views.” They undermine the very principles science depends on: truth, evidence, human dignity.
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Yes, there is in fact a moral line. Racism and attacks on democracy aren’t just “different views.” They undermine the very principles science depends on: truth, evidence, human dignity.
You can find the same photocopy requirement in older job ads from NIH
e.g., www.linkedin.com/posts/nation... (~2 years ago)
www.aaip.org/wp-content/u... (July 2024)
e.g., www.linkedin.com/posts/nation... (~2 years ago)
www.aaip.org/wp-content/u... (July 2024)
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
You can find the same photocopy requirement in older job ads from NIH
e.g., www.linkedin.com/posts/nation... (~2 years ago)
www.aaip.org/wp-content/u... (July 2024)
e.g., www.linkedin.com/posts/nation... (~2 years ago)
www.aaip.org/wp-content/u... (July 2024)