Episode
The Spanish flu was a myth
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- Jerm Warfare
- Published
- Sep 7, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4100
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Summary
I recorded this in 2024, but it will always be relevant. Everything you were taught about this supposedly deadly virus from the early 20th century is nonsense. A lot of people did die, but not from a virus. So, if they didn't die from a virus, then what did they die from? What happened, as Michael Bryant explains, was a collection of war-related consequences. I mean, isn’t it a total coincidence that WW1 and the Spanish flu ended around the same time? 📺 Here's the video version.