# The Spanish flu was a myth

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Podcast: [Jerm Warfare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jerm-warfare-7121194)
Published: 2026-09-07T07:14:07+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/jerm-warfare-2025/3130081
Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/303972/3130081/jerm-warfare-2025/2026_09_07_07_13_31_28fa3c1f-d7c0-452f-9013-2f53b5fbd689.mp3
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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.

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