Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
A lot of them that are really using the same playbook as COVID, saying that it's another way to control the global population.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
Yes, the horse deworming drug as a treatment.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
It's back.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
It's back, with no evidence, obviously, whatsoever to back this claim.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
This has really been spreading all over the internet and all of the usual places.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
It's taking on a really interesting life that while the COVID conspiracy theories very much did as well, something that's a little bit interesting and a little bit different, at least in this very specific moment, is you're not actually, we don't have a Fauci anymore.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
That's going, no, no, guys, this is not what's going on.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
The CDC and HHS are not built for that anymore.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
Like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., our lovely HHS secretary, is not getting on like a public radio program every day.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
He's not sitting in on the news going like, don't worry, here are the steps that we're taking, X, Y, and Z. So this lack of communication is
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
gives so much space for conspiracy theories to grow.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
And experts that David spoke to were just like, this is obviously going to continue with a lack of information.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
Even if other infectious disease experts are going, this is not COVID, like we're slightly more ready for this, this is going to be okay.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
But that gap is huge.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
People are selling, like, $325 contagion emergency kits, Brian.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
Like, this is... I'm sorry, that $325, that's what's going to be what saves you.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
And there's something so upsetting about that, too, because, like, you have...
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
At the root of so many conspiracy theories is, like, unfortunately, like, very understandable, like, kernels, if not of truth, but, like, of fear, right?
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
So, like, of people being like, I already am having health issues.
Uncanny Valley | WIRED
Trump’s Tech Posse in China; Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman?; Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
The idea that, like, the government is not telling me the truth and not sharing that information.