Tuesday, June 01, 2021

How Fact-Checkers ‘Deceived The Public’ About Possible Virus Outbreak From Wuhan Lab

How Fact-Checkers ‘Deceived The Public’ About Possible Virus Outbreak From Wuhan Lab
"It’s not an accident that most Americans are just starting to hear about the lab leak theory of COVID-19 origin as a potential legitimate source for the global pandemic’s outbreak.
It’s because the theory was suppressed for more than a year by corporate media fact-checkers and their allies in Big Tech.
Evidence for the lab-leak theory has been publicly available but censored from the public on social media.
  • When the theory first began to surface in early 2020, fact-checkers far and wide decried it as a conspiracy theory.
  • In September 2020, PolitiFact labeled the lab leak theory as a “pants-on-fire” lie that was “inaccurate and ridiculous.” The premature fact-check has now been retracted in May.
  • Furthermore, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting called it a “lunatic conspiracy theory.”...Read all.

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