And the World Health Organization fell for it. Or, maybe they just really really want to believe... From The Washington Free Beacon:
WHO Official Promotes Conspiracy Theory Website to Bolster China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign
A top World Health Organization official promoted a report from a website that traffics in conspiracy theories to bolster China's false claim that the communist regime was the first to report the existence of the coronavirus.
WHO communications director Gabby Stern tweeted on Monday false claims that "Taiwan never provided any warning" to the organization "about the novel coronavirus or its transmissibility." Her tweet linked to an article published by the fringe website The Grayzone. The site is run by Max Blumenthal, the son of Hillary Clinton confidante Sidney Blumenthal. Max Blumenthal is known for his pro-Iran, anti-Israel stance, and his website routinely publishes conspiracy theories that adopt China’s false rhetoric about the coronavirus pandemic.
The article, headlined, "With US support, Taiwan planted deception about warning World Health Org of Covid," says Taiwan never informed the WHO about the emerging virus in the early days of the pandemic. This contradicts evidence provided by Taiwan and later the United States showing that the WHO was alerted by colleagues in Taiwan in late December that a new virus was spreading.
The official’s promotion of a fringe website raises fresh questions about the embattled health organization's judgment, particularly given The Grayzone’s pro-China bent. The WHO is already under fire from the United States and other nations for its response to the coronavirus pandemic, which they view as overly deferential to China.
Much more at the site - lots of links and screen-caps of tweets. Well researched and WHO shows itself for the incompetent bloated bureaucracy that it is. Time for us to cut our funding - it serves no purpose to America.
I am familiar with the Gray Zone - it purports to be an "edgy" "alternative" news organization but they are very light on fact checking and very heavy on progressive and communist (but I repeat myself) narratives. Fifteen minutes spent with the site will tell you all you need to know.
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