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Social media platforms are awash with conspiracy theories following the death of a Mexican man from a new strain of bird flu.
The theories are largely based on the false belief that the U.S. government is concocting a new pandemic ahead of the November election, four years on from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a means to control the population and presumably tip the result in President Joe Biden's favor.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the 59-year-old man died in Mexico City on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea, and general discomfort. They say his death was caused by a strain of bird flu never before found in humans – H5N2.
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The theories are largely based on the false belief that the U.S. government is concocting a new pandemic ahead of the November election, four years on from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a means to control the population and presumably tip the result in President Joe Biden's favor.
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the 59-year-old man died in Mexico City on April 24 after developing a fever, shortness of breath, diarrhea, nausea, and general discomfort. They say his death was caused by a strain of bird flu never before found in humans – H5N2.
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Conspiracy theories spread as man dies from new bird flu strain
Conspiracies have proliferated on social media following news of a death linked to bird flu in Mexico.
