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2024-03-29 17:00:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9AD88DAFB5D701583AD4ACF735159B389B6D087CEAE98F27B74C6796C62E203B
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The claim is false. The People Voice tries to link Dr. Hotez to Gain of Function research and more as the reason he was 'ousted as one of the main architects behind the development of the COVID-19 virus'. Claims like this are how conspiracy theories start. https://www.newsweek.com/dr-peter-hotez-joe-rogan-challenged-debate-calls-rfk-jr-shirtless-putin-1809189 https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/joe-rogan-rfk-jr-vaccine-debate-podcast-hotez-rcna90201 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/scicheck-still-no-determination-on-covid-19-origin/ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/us-intelligence-agencies-remain-divided-likely-covid-origin-rcna90914 https://nypost.com/2023/06/18/joe-rogan-challenges-dr-peter-hotez-to-debate-anti-vaxxer-rfk-jr-on-his-podcast/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/news-punch/
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