Video Distorts Early Coronavirus Research To Promote Baseless Bioweapon Conspiracy Theory

Human coronaviruses first identified in the 1960s cause common colds. But a viral video misrepresents early research on common coronaviruses and cites unrelated patents to falsely suggest U.S. scientists created the viruses that cause SARS and COVID-19. The video also is not footage of official testimony before the European Parliament.

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Robert Kennedy Jr. Repeats Russia’s False Justification for Ukraine War

The U.S. did not put Ukraine’s government in place in 2014, and that government neither launched the war nor banned the Russian language in Donbas. The 14,000 killed represent the total estimated losses on both sides between 2014 and 2022.

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Video Distorts Early Coronavirus Research To Promote Baseless Bioweapon Conspiracy Theory

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Robert Kennedy Jr. Repeats Russia’s False Justification for Ukraine War

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RFK Jr. defends stance on vaccines and JFK conspiracy on Joe Rogan podcast

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RFK Jr. Group Has Been Cozying Up to White Supremacists

Group founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. messaged neo-Nazi, white supremacist, and QAnon users on far-right platform Gab Children’s Health Defense also asked antisemitic leader Andrew Torba to “please follow + support” Kennedy and the group

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