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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Great Game India has a history of spreading false news. Here’s one example of another CV rumor:

“Since coronavirus first appeared in Wuhan, China, my colleagues at NewsGuard—which rates the credibility of news and information sites—have been tracking all the websites in the US, UK, Italy, Germany, and France that have spread verifiably false claims about the coronavirus. We have so far identified 132 such sites, and the single most popular topic of misinformation has been about the virus’ origin. Sites have inaccurately tied the disease to 5G wireless technology, Bill Gates, and African migrants to Italy.”

“Until January, GreatGameIndia.com—an Indian website that bills itself as a “Journal on Geopolitics and International Relations”—was a microscopic blip on the internet, reaching just 30,000 to 50,000 visitors a month. It published numerous conspiracy theories about anything from Indian politics to the 2014 crash of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine. In contrast, CNN.com has more than 500 million page views a month, and a local newspaper such as the South Florida Sun-Sentinel has more than 4 million monthly page views, according to web analytics firm SimilarWeb.”

That changed on January 26, when Great Game India published an article about the origins of the novel coronavirus. The article was called “Coronavirus Bioweapon–How China Stole Coronavirus From Canada And Weaponized It.” The article claimed that two Chinese spies smuggled the virus from a lab in Winnipeg to a military lab in Wuhan, where the virus “leaked” out and began infecting people. (Great Game India did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)

“According to NewsWhip, a social media analytics platform, that first article in what would become a misinformation bandwagon received only 1,600 likes, shares, or comments on social media. But later that day, ZeroHedge reposted the article, word-for-word, adding a hint of speculation in the headline: “Did China Steal Coronavirus From Canada And Weaponize It?” The true answer, of course, is no, but the provocative headline begs readers to click and read—and share—the lengthy conspiracy theory, which reaches the conclusion that Chinese spies did steal the virus from the Canadian lab.”

“From an obscure Indian site to ZeroHedge to, well, everyone, here’s the trajectory of a fake story about Covid-19.”

https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-how-one-particular-coronavirus-myth-went-viral/


25 posted on 04/12/2021 10:17:55 AM PDT by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: DugwayDuke

“Sites have inaccurately tied the disease to 5G wireless technology, Bill Gates, and African migrants to Italy.”

That’s not entirely true. The Chinese as part of of their Belt and Road economic initiative have taken over the high end leather production industry in Northern Italy, Gucci, Ferragamo etc. They have dormitories populated by essentially slave laborers from China. Specifically Wuhan China.

The 5G/Bill Gates stuff I’ll give you that. That’s too far out


44 posted on 04/12/2021 10:48:20 AM PDT by Polynikes ( Hakkaa paalle)
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To: DugwayDuke; bagster

That changed on January 26, when Great Game India published an article about the origins of the novel coronavirus. The article was called “Coronavirus Bioweapon–How China Stole Coronavirus From Canada And Weaponized It.” The article claimed that two Chinese spies smuggled the virus from a lab in Winnipeg to a military lab in Wuhan, where the virus “leaked” out and began infecting people. (Great Game India did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)
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The Great Game India publication did not just pull that out of thin air. I was watching the justice.gov website seeing Chinese scientists trying to flee the country and being arrested.

Yes, Canada was involved. Fauci has funded Corona Virus research at Wuhan before and has pledged further funding.

For the most part, mainstream media purged the content from the US but we can still find it in foreign countries.

It sounds like Great Game India is accurate and you and yours don’t like the exposure.


70 posted on 04/12/2021 11:45:29 AM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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To: DugwayDuke

It’s a fact that China had a researcher/spy in Canada’s only level 4 virology lab and sent stolen samples of Coronavirus to the CCP controlled Wuhan lab.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/mystery-surrounds-ouster-chinese-researchers-canadian-laboratory


117 posted on 04/13/2021 8:30:59 AM PDT by Antioch (Benedikt Gott Geschickt)
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