From The Moscow Times
Russian TV Runs Conspiracy Theory Blaming
Trump for Coronavirus
A Russian
state television show has run a conspiracy theory which blames the coronavirus
outbreak on none other than U.S. President Donald Trump.
During Wednesday evening’s
edition of “Vremya” on Channel One, host Kirill Kleimenov recounted the theory
that the highly contagious virus didn’t originate in a cave of Chinese bats, but was actually manufactured in an American
laboratory on Trump’s orders.
Kleimenov
pointed to an unmistakable “signature” in the virus’ name which could only be
the work of Trump.
“From the origin of the word,
the origin of the virus becomes clearer. What is it called? Coronavirus. Take
the word ‘crown.’ It is the basis of the name and comes first,” Kleimenov said.
“What did Donald Trump, the
president of America, China’s main rival in the world arena, do in his previous
life? That's right, he handed out crowns at his famous beauty contest. So the
origin of the coronavirus, and most importantly, the goals and objectives of
its use become absolutely clear,” he continued, admitting that it was just a
conspiracy theory.
In reality, coronaviruses get
their name from the virus' appearance, which resembles a crown.
More than 28,000 people have
been diagnosed with the new coronavirus worldwide and more than 560 people,
mostly in China, have died. There have been two confirmed coronavirus cases
within Russia.
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