Conspiracy theories about the #coronavirus being a "bioweapon" created by any one of a laundry list of hypothetical wrongdoers have been flying around Twitter for a while (recently aided by Jerry Falwell Jr joining in on the conspiracizing live on Fox.)
cc: @ZellaQuixote
cc: @ZellaQuixote
Retweet network for #coronavirus/COVID19 + bioweapon/biowarfare. Disinfo account @GregRubini (which frequently boasts of having "sources" to back its claims) occupies a central position in the main right-wing cluster. A smaller group of Indian accounts appears in the upper left.
(previous thread on the @GregRubini account that is currently spreading #coronavirus disinformation)
Who's tweeting about the #coronavirus being a "bioweapon"? Mostly #MAGA accounts, judging by their profile hashtags. The three most common media sites in the coronavirus/bioweapon tweets are The Express, RT, and ZeroHedge; Breitbart and Infowars put it notable appearances.
