Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-02-03 03:43:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 73E2C4F6BEFCD5286C7C47F9B625BABEEBF68353459A0AC7895806B79B52C164
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Original Note:
Event 201 was a real pandemic preparedness exercise held on October 18, 2019 hosted by Johns Hopkins. It simulated a fictional virus outbreak to discuss global preparedness and response strategies. Conspiracies this was evidence COVID-19 was planned in advance are false https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/verify/verify-no-event-201-didnt-predict-the-covid-19-pandemic/507-5680aa0a-d891-4485-ab11-2b41fbdf8049 https://www.reuters.com/article/world/fact-check-multiple-misleading-suggestions-made-in-documentary-on-the-covid-19-idUSKBN29O225/ https://fullfact.org/health/event-201-coronavirus-pandemic/
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