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Why Did Tucker Carlson Echo Russian Bioweapons Propaganda On His Top-Rated Show?

The NPR Politics Podcast

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Is It a Russian Plot to Release Biological Weapons in Ukraine?

A twitter account of a cuanon adherent posted a map that allegedly was showing the locations of these biolabs in ukraine. The thread received thousands of retweats before the account behind it was actually taken down. It got an airing on tucker carlson's show on fox's news, and reached a much more main stream audience on the right. I think just the very fact that on this question came up during a senate committee hearing is indicative of a this narrative sort of breaking through to a more main stream right.

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