âChinese bioweaponâ: News channels revive Covid conspiracy theories to protect Modi
Why question the government on its failures when you can use convenient narratives instead?
15 May, 2021
Last yearâs âCovid is a Chinese bioweapon created in a Wuhan labâ conspiracy is just refusing to go away. Itâs not surprising though, because in India, our government-friendly TV news channels are busy superspreading it.
The second wave of the pandemic clearly caught the Modi government off-guard â even if their own parliamentary panel
predicted it back in November. In response, the government is engaging in some good old image management. Far from admitting their failure, union ministers spent a day