doubter

as in skeptic
a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something there will always be some hard-core doubters of the government's denial of the UFO incident

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skeptic
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  • Makary and Bhattacharya are also prominent skeptics of the COVID-19 shot and vaccine mandates.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 27 May 2025
  • Listen to this article WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.
    Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
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“Doubter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doubter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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