Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-20 00:27:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B8994860E462F1A94C71F3FF7083F5A7415D66AE65A62452736A54150C709437
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Claims of government-funded research leading to COVID-19 are considered false. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/29/fact-check-u-s-government-did-not-intentionally-engineer-covid-19/3216066001/ https://www.bbc.com/news/57932699 https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2021/02/09/covid-dr-anthony-fauci-did-not-fund-research-tied-creation/4450338001/ https://theintercept.com/2023/01/19/covid-origin-nih-emails/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/06/03/fact-check-email-fauci-doesnt-contain-origin-coronavirus/7511931002/ Multiple debunked conspiracy theories about COVID-19 origins exist. https://phys.org/news/2023-01-covid-conspiracy-theories-fastest-focused.html https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/a31892113/coronavirus-conspiracy-theories/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/24/fact-checking-hoaxes-and-conspiracies-about-corona/ Kennedy promotes COVID misinformation/conspiracy theory. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/17/covid-misinformation-conspiracy-theories-ccdh-report Fauci was paid to lead biodefense research. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/10/20/dr-anthony-faucis-little-known-biodefense-work--its-how-he-became-the-highest-paid-federal-employee/?sh=153279c76081
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