| Record | OBS-0558 |
|---|---|
| Category | Health/Pandemics |
| Status | DEBUNKED |
| Summary | This theory claims that the COVID-19 pandemic was invented or fabricated, often as a pretext for government control or profit. It has been promoted by anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy theorists. The claim is contradicted by overwhelming evidence of the pandemic's reality. |
| Origin | The theory emerged in 2020, particularly in Italy and other countries with anti-vaccine movements. |
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| Evidence / consensus | The pandemic is a real global health crisis, confirmed by scientific and medical evidence. The virus has been isolated and sequenced, and the death toll is documented. Claims that it was invented are false. |
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