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The U.S. Didn't Predict Coronavirus 9 Years Ago

Anas Nassief Anas Nassief
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29th May 2020
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11:18 pm
29th March 2021
The U.S. Didn't Predict Coronavirus 9 Years Ago
The claim that the U.S. predicted the does not exist in the film (Getty Images)

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Several Arab news websites published a story about the United States' prediction of the Coronavirus 9 years ago, based on the film Contagion.

 

 

The claim was also posted on Arab social media pages and groups.

 

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