In an attempt to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine, propagandists claimed the attack was focused on secret U.S. biolabs there.
Well, if all of us on the interwebs are discussing these 'secret laboratories', then they are no longer secret. Snopes, via logical analysis of the statement, is correct in stating that secret laboratories were not attacked, because they were publicly known laboratories that were even documented on a US Embassy website.
In this case, the rumors are a distortion of the fact that the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and the Department of Defense of the United States of America entered into an agreement in 2005, while Republican U.S. President George W. Bush was in office, to “stem the threat of bio-terrorism by placing safeguards on deadly pathogens dating from a Soviet-era biological weapons program,”
Lol. Not only do they just admit that the US is co-funding and co-operating bio labs in Ukraine (thereby negating much of the rest of the argument) but they throw George Bush’s name in there as though THAT will convince us that this is a good thing.
I absolutely LOVE it when anyone tries to invoke George Bush or any other GOP politician in attempt to trip us up, as though we’re all just die hard partisan Republicans with cult like allegiance.
Makes proving how stupid they are that much easier.
Are these guys at snopes overworked? That fact check was terrible! My favorite part was when they said that according to some random dude with a PhD it's impossible for humans to create a new virus in a lab. But really the whole thing was quite funny. I give it give stars
From a reply on Twitter: It can’t be true! Snopes confirmed 🙄 https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/02/24/us-biolabs-ukraine-russia/
The fact check was on the 24th I believe and the tweet was today.
👏 If they would only research who rules the fact checkers!
Well, if all of us on the interwebs are discussing these 'secret laboratories', then they are no longer secret. Snopes, via logical analysis of the statement, is correct in stating that secret laboratories were not attacked, because they were publicly known laboratories that were even documented on a US Embassy website.
Lol. Not only do they just admit that the US is co-funding and co-operating bio labs in Ukraine (thereby negating much of the rest of the argument) but they throw George Bush’s name in there as though THAT will convince us that this is a good thing.
I absolutely LOVE it when anyone tries to invoke George Bush or any other GOP politician in attempt to trip us up, as though we’re all just die hard partisan Republicans with cult like allegiance.
Makes proving how stupid they are that much easier.
And these people are stupid.
Are these guys at snopes overworked? That fact check was terrible! My favorite part was when they said that according to some random dude with a PhD it's impossible for humans to create a new virus in a lab. But really the whole thing was quite funny. I give it give stars