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Global Coverup? Fresh Claims on Covid Origins | 3.22.25
Mar 22, 2025
Journalist Michael Shellenberger reveals startling new reports from Germany and the UK indicating that officials were aware of the Covid-19 lab leak theory as early as 2020. The discussion critiques the media's role in shaping public perception and accountability, focusing on controversial government responses. Intelligence insights suggest a cover-up regarding the virus's origins. Additionally, the episode echoes calls for investigations into potential wrongdoings while examining the implications of preemptive pardons for key figures involved in the pandemic response.
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- Recent reports reveal substantial evidence suggesting COVID-19 origins were known to officials as early as January 2020, prompting renewed investigations.
- The media's handling of COVID-19 origins has faced criticism for perpetuating misleading narratives and failing to hold officials accountable.
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Potential Lab Leak and Government Awareness
Recent revelations suggest that credible sources in the UK and Germany indicated that the COVID virus likely escaped from a lab in Wuhan. A memo from the former head of MI6 asserts that the Chinese government engaged in a disinformation campaign to divert blame away from the lab leak theory. This memo supports earlier findings that significant officials, including those in the U.S. intelligence community, had knowledge about the potential origins of the virus as early as January 2020. The implications of this knowledge raise concerns about whether different countermeasures could have been implemented had this information been made public earlier.
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