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2020-04-17 -Short Attention Span Theater-

[ZeroHedge] These Are The Fake News Sites That Told You 'Distrusting China Over Coronavirus Was Dangerous'

The Guardian STILL says it’s a conspiracy theory.

Vox – The conspiracy theories about the origins of the coronavirus, debunked – Mar 12

Reuters – China lab says conspiracy theories hurting efforts to curb virus – Feb 20

The Telegraph – Coronavirus myths, scams and conspiracy theories that have gone viral (Point 8: Coronavirus was leaked from a high security lab in Wuhan and China is trying to cover it up) – Mar 29

USA Today – Fact check: Did the coronavirus originate in a Chinese laboratory? – Mar 22

The Scientist – Theory that Coronavirus Escaped from a Lab Lacks Evidence – Mar 5

Politifact – Fact-checking hoaxes and conspiracies about the coronavirus – Jan 24

FactCheck.org – Baseless Conspiracy Theories Claim New Coronavirus Was Bioengineered – Feb 7

The Independent – Coronavirus: From a Chinese lab to eating garlic, the Covid-19 conspiracy theories Britons believe – Mar 30

Vice – The Coronavirus Is an Exciting Opportunity for Conspiracy Theorists – Jan 28

Buzzfeed – Struggling for attention, Italy’s former deputy prime minister and others are sharing false claims the virus was engineered in a Chinese lab – Mar 26

Business Insider – Sen. Tom Cotton keeps airing a long-debunked theory that the deadly coronavirus is a Chinese biological weapon that was leaked from a government lab in Wuhan – Feb 17

The Daily Wire – Report Promotes Debunked Theory That Coronavirus Comes From Chinese Lab – Feb 2

Vanity Fair – Inside the Viral Spread of a Coronavirus Origin Theory – April 10

Forbes – No, COVID-19 Coronavirus Was Not Bioengineered. Here’s The Research That Debunks That Idea – Mar 17

The New York Times – Why Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Flourish. And Why It Matters – April 8

Wired – Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Are a Public Health Hazard – Mar 27

Snopes – The Origins and Scientific Failings of the COVID-19 ‘Bioweapon’ Conspiracy Theory – April 1

BBC – China coronavirus: Misinformation spreads online about origin and scale – Jan 30

Posted by Clem 2020-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Methinks the Chicoms doth protest too much.

Posted by Bobby 2020-04-17 00:42|| 2020-04-17 00:42|| Front Page Top

#2 Methinks the ~~Chicoms~~ Legacy Infotainment Media doth protest too much.

FIFY

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-17 05:32|| 2020-04-17 05:32|| Front Page Top

#3 re: #2 Me thinks that's a distinction without a difference.

Posted by AlanC 2020-04-17 07:28|| 2020-04-17 07:28|| Front Page Top

#4 The science is settled.

Posted by Bobby 2020-04-17 09:57|| 2020-04-17 09:57|| Front Page Top

#5 In other words, it's the usual suspects. Legume - round them up!

Posted by Raj 2020-04-17 10:08|| 2020-04-17 10:08|| Front Page Top

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