Despite all evidence pointing to infected animals at China's Wuhan seafood market as the source of the COVID-19, conspiracies abound. These claims range from international political plot to eccentric effort to undermine the Chinese economy. So, what are the conspiracies around this previously unseen, potentially devastating, illness?
COVID-19 is a man made biological weaponShow moreShow less
As states posture for power and peace looks increasingly fragile, the virus was the perfect weapon to weaken others while avoiding warfare.
(ALERT: Visit the WHO for accurate information about the coronavirus pandemic) The Chinese government is pushing this conspiracy theory.
Official representatives of the Chinese government have accused coronavirus of coming from the US government, being used as a bioweapon. A spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry tweeted saying that coronavirus might be in China because of the US military.
One step further, Iran have accused the US and Israel of jointly creating the disease, in order to target Iranians.
"Scientists from multiple countries have published and analysed genomes of the causative agent, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and they overwhelmingly conclude that this coronavirus originated in wildlife, as have so many other emerging pathogens."