Trump repurposes COVID website into lab leak narrative page

April 18, 2025, 2:20 pm

Federal officials report that a formerly informational COVID-19 website has been transformed to promote a lab leak theory concerning the pandemic’s origins. The redesign features provocative imagery and rearranged wording that align with the lab leak narrative. Critics have raised concerns over the politicization of public health information and the integrity of government communication, while supporters argue it presents an alternative viewpoint. The move has ignited lively debate among experts and the public alike.

Bluesky: @winnipegfreepress.com


ledevoir.com / La thèse de la fuite de laboratoire désormais défendue par le site de la Maison-Blanche

La Maison-Blanche a dévoilé une version remaniée de sa page Internet sur la COVID-19 sur la «véritable origine» du virus

torontosun.com / Trump turns COVID information website into promotion page for lab leak theory

A federal website that used to feature information on vaccines, testing and treatment for COVID-19 has been transformed into a page supporting the theory that the pandemic originated with a lab leak. The covid.gov website shows a photo of President Donald Trump walking between the words “lab”...

winnipegfreepress.com / Trump turns a COVID information website into a promotion page for the lab leak theory


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