# 'Plandemic, Covid 2.0': Fact-checking viral conspiracy theories about hantavirus

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Podcast: [Truth or Fake](https://stenobird.com/podcast/truth-or-fake-4612731)
Published: 2026-05-11T19:48:04+00:00
Episode link: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20260511-plandemic-covid-2-0-fact-checking-viral-conspiracy-theories-about-hantavirus?PcNCvtcnHj
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## Resource

As the world saw with Covid-19, the only thing that spreads faster than a virus is misinformation, and hantavirus is no exception. Despite only a few confirmed cases, conspiracy theories have swirled on social media, falsely claiming hantavirus is a planned pandemic, or a ploy to disrupt the US midterm elections. Others allege it's a "bioweapon" created by big pharma to "poison" people or even that it's a side effect of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

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