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World Bank Didn’t Document COVID-19 Since 2017

Hind Khoudary Hind Khoudary
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9th September 2020
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World Bank Didn’t Document COVID-19 Since 2017
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On his Facebook page, Ben Swann, the host of an RT show, claimed that the World Bank website proves COVID-19 test kits were sold worldwide as early as 2017.

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