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Brother Mythos

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8. I recently read that Woodrow Wilson did the same thing with the "Spanish Flu."

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2020, 11:27 AM

May 2020

According to what I've read, since Spain was neutral during WWI, they had no reason to not report honest flu data. On the other hand, all of the countries involved in WWI didn't want negative press about the flu to hamper their war efforts, so they all intentionally hid the real data.

I believe I also read somewhere that some believe the "Spanish Flu" actually originated in the US.

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I recently read that Woodrow Wilson did the same thing with the "Spanish Flu." Brother Mythos May 2020 #8

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