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Behind the Aegis

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Tue Apr 7, 2020, 05:19 AM Apr 2020

(Jewish Group) Argentine journalist said the coronavirus was created by rich Americans and Israelis

An Argentine journalist apologized after saying that the coronavirus was created by rich Americans and Israelis during a prime-time news program.

Tomás Méndez, host of the popular ADN Tv, said on Wednesday that “bats are not responsible for the coronavirus, humans are.”

Those humans, he said, are “the richest of the world, some born in the United States, others in Israel and another in Europe,” who “are the owners of your life, who created this virus.” He singled out the Rothschild family, who often appear in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, and Bill Gates.

His comments triggered harsh criticism.

“Linking the Jewish community to economic power and conspiracies shows a clear anti-Semitic matrix of behavior,” the National Institute Against Xenophobia and Racism, or INADI, said in a statement on Twitter.

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The anti-Semitic conspiracies are taking off on the right, but they aren't going to be the only ones spewing this crap.

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(Jewish Group) Argentine journalist said the coronavirus was created by rich Americans and Israelis (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Apr 2020 OP
Party like its 1399! MosheFeingold Apr 2020 #1

MosheFeingold

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1. Party like its 1399!
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 02:01 PM
Apr 2020

So heartwarming to see the goy sticking to the traditional blaming-of-the-Joo for pandemics!

Now, I'm off. My turn to run the stink bug machine. We've been running it overtime in Turkey, trying to destroy the hazelnut crop. Got a lot of Nutella to offload!*

(sarcasm)


* There is an invasive stink bug from China in Turkey that really is eating up the hazel nut crops. Apparently they hitched a ride in storage containers that were not properly fumigated before leaving port. Just decided to add that, since it's also the subject of a Jewish conspiracy theory in Turkey.

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