AMAC Exclusive – By Andrew Shirley
A favorite tactic of the media and liberal establishment whenever they confront a narrative that undermines their political agenda is to simply dismiss any inconvenient facts as a “conspiracy theory” and “misinformation.” But all too often those “conspiracy theories” turn out to be true, and the left are the ones exposed as knowingly spreading lies. Here are five prominent examples.
The COVID-19 “lab leak” theory was always viable
Former President Donald Trump first floated the idea in April 2020 that the virus which causes COVID-19 could have escaped from a Chinese lab. Trump called for full transparency from China and an investigation.
But instead of working to hold China accountable, Democrats and the mainstream media united behind Beijing in an effort to tear down and discredit Trump, their top political enemy.
Anyone who dared question the Chinese line that COVID-19 originated spontaneously in a wet market near Wuhan was pilloried, deplatformed, and even investigated by the federal government. The New York Times suppressed a story from one of its own science writers that could have lent more credibility to the theory, while multiple media outlets insisted the lab leak hypothesis was “debunked.”
Yet in February of this year, the FBI said that the COVID-19 pandemic was “probably” the result of a lab leak – an assessment further backed up by the Department of Health and Human Services. Democrats and the media were forced to reverse course, although none of them apologized for falsely slandering the lab leak theory as a way to hurt Trump politically.
We’ve also now learned that top U.S. public health experts – including Dr. Anthony Fauci – received emails in early 2020 that the virus looked “engineered.” Yet Fauci too worked to discredit the lab leak theory – possibly to avoid scrutiny about the fact that he had a direct role in funding the Wuhan lab from which COVID-19 may have escaped.
Because of the left’s efforts to chill any discussion of the lab leak theory early on, the world may never know for sure how the pandemic began and what facts the Chinese government covered up.
The COVID-19 vaccine might not be the right choice for everyone
Following the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, some people were understandably concerned about potential side effects and its effectiveness.
Instead of educating and communicating with the public, however, public figures like NIH director Anthony Fauci led a relentless smear campaign against anyone who questioned the vaccine. Even simple questions like “What is the efficacy of getting the COVID-19 vaccine if you’ve recently recovered from COVID-19?” were treated as apostasy.
At the peak of vaccine absurdity, personnel at certain New York medical hospitals were fired if they were unvaccinated. Yet, if they were vaccinated and had an active case of COVID with mild symptoms, they were still required to work.
As a result, trust in the scientific community was shattered when it was revealed that the vaccine is linked to a slightly increased risk of myocarditis. Some Americans are on their 7th or 8th booster, yet still find themselves catching the virus.
While the vaccine had its uses, it was never the COVID-19 “silver bullet” it was billed as.
Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell” was not “Russian disinformation”
When the New York Post first broke the story of Hunter Biden’s “laptop from hell” in the waning days of the 2020 campaign, the Democrat establishment, liberal media, Big Tech, and the Deep State united to dismiss the story as “Russian disinformation.”
Twitter went so far as to ban any account that even shared the story – including the Post’s. More than 50 retired “senior intelligence officials” signed an open letter assuring Americans that the laptop “had all the hallmarks of Russian disinformation.” CNN accused Trump of spreading “Russian disinformation” by mentioning the laptop during the last presidential debate.
Only after the presidency was securely in the hands of Joe Biden did the left stop the charade and admit that it was all true. The New York Times and The Washington Post issued full retractions – but no matter, their deliberate deception had its intended effect, as Biden was in the White House.
As it turns out, the infamous letter declaring the laptop story to be a conspiracy theory was the brainchild of then-Biden campaign adviser Anthony Blinken (now Secretary of State). The acting CIA Director drafted it, and not one of the document signers ever actually evaluated the laptop.
They really did spy on Trump’s campaign
In a March 2017 tweet, Donald Trump stated, “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my ‘wires tapped’ in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism.”
The liberal media and Democrat establishment, of course, quickly labeled this another “conspiracy theory.”
But during special counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, the American people learned that the Clinton campaign was indeed actively spying on the Trump campaign and providing their findings to the CIA and the FBI in the hopes of contriving an investigation. The FBI gleefully signed on while the CIA declined to take the bait.
To this day, the mainstream media will say Trump was lying because there hasn’t yet been a “smoking gun” that Obama himself was involved in the operation. Yet Obama officials and appointees in positions of power did greenlight the investigation and were actively spying on Trump. The idea that Obama had no direct knowledge of such an audacious operation now seems like the actual conspiracy theory.
The Deep State is very real
When Donald Trump first claimed that unaccountable bureaucrats embedded in the executive branch were undermining his administration’s policies and that this was tantamount to “Deep State” collusion, he was pilloried for promoting a baseless conspiracy theory.
Yet as early as 2018, an anonymous op-ed was published in The New York Times titled, “I am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration.” In the piece, this official stated that there was a “quiet resistance” inside the executive branch actively working to undermine the wishes of a duly-elected president. He outright stated, “Many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda.”
Despite this clear admission, the left still accused Trump of promoting a conspiracy theory.
Meanwhile, the official was eventually outed, given a cushy job at Google in addition to multiple media contributor contracts, a book deal, and a fellowship position at a university. This type of reward for somebody who actively claimed to be working to undermine the democratic will of the people only shows Americans that the Deep State is not only real, but it protects its own.
Liberals constantly whine about a decline in “trust in institutions,” including government and the media. But as long as they continue to dismiss the truth as a “conspiracy theory” and weaponize those institutions against anyone who disagrees with them, a resurgence in trust seems all but impossible.
Andrew Shirley is a veteran speechwriter and AMAC Newsline columnist. His commentary can be found on X at @AA_Shirley.
WHAT ABOUT THE 12 MILLION MAGICAL OVERNIGHT VOTES FOR THE ILLEGITIMATE INCOMPETENT BOOB BRANDON?
I feel like this is only the tip of the iceberg. However I am really frustrated as a conservative that abides by the law that no one & I mean no one is being held accountable for their treasonous behavior and actions. Severe punishment is how we are kept in line!
All made possible because of a media that carries their lies.
Thanks for the short list. I feel there are more. A good starting point when dealing with those in denial. Thanks!
Another CONSPIRACY THEORY about to come to fruition.
Fighting age males coming across the boarders because it is so bad where they came from that they left their wives and children behind?
We are on the Precipice of Losing control of our Country to a Cabal of unelected leaders! They operate behind the scenes and they have already infiltrated the FBI, CIA, NSA, ATF, EPA, FSA, NIH, and virtually every government and Media organization. I am shocked and appalled, by what I see in Government Hearings with the FBI Director Wray, Homeland Security and ATF Directors skirt the truth and or simply lie with impunity as they ARE ALL ABOVE THE LAW. Look at all of the Intelligence Leaders including Leon Panetta who signed the Letter Stating the Hunter Biden Laptop was Russian Disinformation-YET NO ONE IS ACCOUNTABLE! NO ONE LOSES THEIR JOBS AT THE FBI FOR ILLEGAL SEARCHES OF DATABASES OF CITIZENS who should be protected by the 14th Amendment! The President is SELLING HIS OFFICES INFLUENCE and Congress are spending Money to get RELECTED!
This CLOWN is trying to sell us out to China, what a fool.
Conspiracy theory- What the left claims when they don’t want you to know it is conspiracy fact.
How about the one about the 2020 election was “The most secure in History”, or the one that election theft and or irregularities were a “big lie”???
Why do we even investigate if no one is held accountable and punished in a way that will deter the behavuor in the future?
We all know that these things are true, they are not made up lies like the Democrats made up about President Trump, like the lies they made up about Russia and the 2016 and 2020 election like the lies the old dumb witch Hillary made up, a women that’s 😯 plus that still wares cloths that look like the old still maternity clothes from the 60s, you may get the idea that I don’t like the old witch, that makes you smart.
What concerns me is, these are the lies we know they told, and re-told and the corrupt media is either in on the lie or bought them hook, line, and sinker.
My question is what are they doing we don’t know about?
The lies we know they have told we can counteract, but the things they are doing behind the seen we have no defense.
Our government is corrupt, corrupt, corrupt, keep a watchful eye!
God Bless America, clean up the corrupt!
People have been duped into believing and cowtowing to to left and their agenda. Now, we have the GOP in disarray, and the Dems are laughing at it all. We are not going to comeback from all this until people wake up and take notice.
Three years ago I was called a complot thinker when I mentioned any of this. My kids walked away and was told to stop talking such lies. And here we are everything I said then was the truth. I believe COVID was a conspiracy on the left to depopulate the world. And they succeeded somewhat but not enough. The vaccine is doing the rest. We older people are all getting weird side effects. Mostly problems with our guts or onset of cancer.
O was lying when he was installed and spied on Trump for they decided they were perfect and knew better than Trump. After all he was a business man. In 2020 with the election I was so worried the dems would win. I saw what a disaster our country would experience. And here we are 2 wars and on the cusp of a third World War. All because of the lying dems and the spreading of COVID just to scare the people into compliance. Those who didn’t comply were ostracized from their work their friends and family and are still looked on as pariahs.
Americans were always seen as strong independent thinkers but the COVID took care of that. Everyone went like sheep to get the vaccine. And how many extra deaths have their been everywhere. Except those countries that did not mandate the vaccine. And how did that happen because of all the lies this administration has put out and is still putting out. The vaccine does not protect you from getting COVID just like a flu shot doesn’t protect you from getting the flu. Only the vaccine alters your immune system for the rest of your life.
Demonstrations right now against Israel, ole Joe says there is no anti semitism in America just Islamophobia. Well isn’t that interesting. What are those elite university students doing? Aren’t they calling for death to the Jews? We have been overrun met terrorists crossing our southern border the last three years. Remember 1.7 million get aways, we don’t know who they are where they are but at the ready to attack us. And ole Joe tells these anti American terrorists DON’t DON’T DON’T. And goes to his Beach House which he bought for 3 million dollars cash. How long are Americans going to follow this liar, warmonger, destroyer of America to stay in the White House. If Trump had done only a 10th of what ole Joe did he would be impeached drawn and quartered and his whole cabinet with it. Someone explain to me why ole Joe is still in the White House. Oh I know the elites with the UN and the WEF want him to stay for he is their puppet.
I pray that Jesus soon returns to save the world from itself.
So what’s going to be done about any of these conspiracies that turned out to be true?
I like the idea of yesterdays article…we need to start fighting fire with fire. Quit holding on to the high ground, the Republicans need to get down in the dirty and get their hands dirty. It’s the only language the Demoncrats seem to understand.
Number 2–A Spokane 40 year old firefighter went for a jog after work and dropped dead from a massive heart attack. Yesterday same city a 36 year old policeman slumped over dead at the wheel from a massive heart attack. And on and on it goes. The media never addresses these very unusual occurrences as to the possibility of covid vax occurrences.
President Trump – Right then, Right Now For America!
obama, biden,the marxist democrat party are all FAILURES and DESTRUCTIVE to OUR COUNTRY!
THROW THEM OUT
So right, Andrew! The “deep state” is responsible for all of it, and it’s getting deeper. Glad I don’t read or watch MSM.
“the official was eventually outed, given a cushy job at Google in addition to multiple media contributor contracts, a book deal, and a fellowship position at a university.” – WHY didn’t the statement provide the NAME of “the official”? IF the person was outed, the person HAS A NAME!! The NAME should be the CENTER PIECE of the article, as IT is the IDENTIFICATION of the domestic traitor! WHY DID YOU NOT INCLUDE THE NAME??? Update the article please!
I wish truth would spread as fast as lies. But where’s the fun in that? ???? Thank you for this brief review. I’ve shared to FB. Maybe someone will listen.
what a disgrace for our country. Those among us that are democrats are lemmings, just following the lemming ahead of them as they destroy our country.
As long as there are 2 parties and the members of those parties put the parties above the people with their actions the people are doomed to the inadequacies of those elected to represent them.
the swamp is real, the only problem there are many republicans that are a part of it and mitch mcconnell is their leader.
We live in Twilight zone episode called No way out
The American people can be very gullible and naive at times, especially with the fake news constantly pushing false left narratives. It is about time for people to get smarter and stop believing everything the liberal left pushes down their throats, which they claim to be true. Democrats and the liberal left have taken lying to an art form, it is in their DNA, and today I don’t believe anything they say, period! Go Trump, MAGA!
Doesn’t that make you feel good to know that your secretary of state achieve that position because he managed to rig an election not because he has any ability to negotiate foreign policy or with foreign governments? So what the heck the previous one John Kerry went from an expert in diplomacy to a climate change expert. Wonder what he knows about ketchup? That’s okay it just follows the rest of the pattern Biden doesn’t know how to be president and the Democrats don’t know anything about anything all Republicans know is how to shoot each other while the Democrats laugh
First of all there is NO QUESTION the leak came from the WUHAN virology lab. Engineered virus. Just in time for the 2020 US potus election. Gee, I wondered who engineered that to happen?
Secondly, there are virtually NO persons that the vaccine was a good idea. The efficacy has been proven to be basically non-existent to negative efficacy. Who wrote this article. Stop with the equivocating.
Well, they didn’t say there are ONLY 5. That’s just the start.
Glad to see this piece but it’s only the tip of the iceberg and doesn’t go far enough.
e.g. the COVID jabs aren’t for ANYONE is the actual truth of the matter. That is based on legitimate facts on the ground. All cause mortalities skyrocketing across the globe and the correlation with the jabs is undeniable.
Hopefully the establishment’s hubris in forcing people to kill and/or harm their children is the spark that brings their Tower of Babel crashing down on their heads.
Excellent article.
We already knew they were true. Remember that every time the democrats and Fake News hollers it’s a conspiracy or conspiracy theory they are hiding the truth cause they know they are caught.
It was all part of the Democrats plan….
What a terrible thing that is happening to our country. Unfortunately, the one medium that was set up to prevent these abuses, THE POWER OF THE PRESS, is complicit in the coverup and lies, AND slandering and persecuting the unfavored. The CORPORATE MEDIA, who influence and control the populace thinking are the greatest threat to our constitutional Republic and “democracy”. Who would have thought it would turn out like this. TERRIBLE.
Since all of those “Conspiracy Theories” have been proven to be nefarious, and conspiracy fact, when are those who perpetuated the “theory” lies going to get prosecuted for being an active part of the actual conspiracy?
5 years from now, a whole lot sooner if TRUMP gets back in the W.H. and cleans house (as he should) this will be the BIG story !! Since Hillary could not beat TRUMP in ’16, even with Russia x 3, the Dem Cabal (Obama, Clintons, Fauci et.al) came up with another Sure-fire way to knock out TRUMP in ’20 since he was an “existential threat to Democracy” !! So, Fauci has this Covid “Bug” he brewed up in this lab in China. So they release this Wu-Flu late in ’19 to disrupt TRUMP’s re-election run for ’20, Well Fauci didn’t have control of this Wu-Flu and killed a million U.S. citizens (collateral damage), but they got TRUMP !! Mean-while O’Biden sits in hts basement and beats TRUMP by11 million votes ?? Back in the ’80’s Fauci tried to take-out REAGAN, blaming him for the AIDs crisis., he still won re-election with 49 states !!
Everything that is going on has been completely planned out so that the far left stay in control , Biden in my books has sold out America everything thats going on is part of their plan , to undermine the American people and to turn this country in to a third world country , if not destroy it , and I do belive that Obama and Hillary is also involved to their necks Biden isn’t running the country Obama is .
Can you name the official that undermined Trump within the executive branch?
Okay, now would like to see AMAC publish article on Five Conspiracy Theories that turned out to be false. Both sides of story must be told & the news must not be slanted & push any conspiracy theories. JFK death has been a conspiracy theory since 1963 & how much has that helped this nation.
I would like to see this article, 5.”The Deep State is very real”. Who might this official be?
Everything from the government is a lie. And they wonder why we don’t trust or believe them.
Could it be that the first salvo against this nation in earnest came from the Clinton “White House?” Our nation over the last at least 30 years has been undermined spiritually, our “legal system” is a deliberate joke, schools are nothing more than indoctrination centers, colleges are even worse and in some cases pushing treason against this nation. Politicians aren’t sacrosanct, once they get in the rarified air of DC it seems that it doesn’t take long for the back room sell outs and deals, with precious few exceptions. The courts at best are monkey courts. Clinton literally got away with the mass murders of American citizens in Waco, Texas involving law enforcement, military, ATF (best known as jack booted thugs) and various assorted others who joined in to the 51 days of torture, threats, attacks, CS gas shot into the building ad nauseum, ultimately burning American citizens to death… and what was he “impeached” for? Messing with an intern in the oval office.
Is there a risk for writing, calling, contacting in person these so-called “elected” politicians? Holding their feet to the fire? Could be. So what? As my sheriff informed me almost 30 years ago…”You know you’re on the CBI’s list as an enemy of the state?” Why? writing letters, making calls, etc…that was a real wake up call…but at 78 … so what? Still breathing free air so far. Think clearly about what Clinton did and got away with folks…the mass murders of almost 86 American men, women and children. How about January 6th and those still imprisoned almost 2 years and still not charged…more to come?
Can we say “A nation in peril” and to many still taking the “nightly news” at face value?
MEDIA HAS BEEN SUPPORTING CORRUPT CRIMINAL COMMUNIST TREASONOUS DEMONRATS / RINO’S AND LIBBYTARDS FOR DECADES..BACK WHEN CARTER WAS THERE..EVERYTHING THEY HAVE CHARGED PRESIDENT TRUMP OF, THEY ARE GUILTY OF..FJB KNEW THE 2020 ELECTION WAS GOING TO BE RIGGED…HE EVEN SAID SO..FJB HAS BEEN SELLING OUR COUNTRY OUT FOR DECADES…OUR COUNTRY HAS ONLY A FEW THAT ARE TRUSTWORTHY..OUR GOVERNMENT AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM ARE AS CORRUPT AS THEY COME..A VERY FEW MEDIA OUTLETS ARE TRUSTWORTHY..THEY ENLARGING THE PRISONS TO MEGA PRISONS AND WE ALL KNOW WHY..THE VAX IS DOING WHAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH SO THEY ARE GOING TO PUT IT IN OUR FOOD SUPPLY..DEPOPULATION…MURDERING BABIES..DEPOPULATION…DESTROYING CHILDREN’S FUTURE…DEPOPULATION..DISARMING LAW ABIDING CITIZENS,,,DEPOPULATION…COMMUNIST COUNTRY TO WALK IN AND TAKE OVER OUR AMERICA..DRUNK NANCY SET J-6 TO BE VIOLENT WITH HER GOONS THERE TO INCITE VIOLENCE…RAY EPPS FOR ONE..AS MANY AS 200 TO 300 IN THE CROWD..THAT’S WHY THE VIDEO CREW WAS THERE..THIS ELECTION WILL BE THEY MOST IMPORTANT ONE…OUR AMERICA DEPENDS ON IT…AMERICA NEEDS GREAT PRESIDENT TRUMP…WE ALL HAVE TO BE VIGILANT ON ELECTION NIGHT AND IF POSSIBLE WORK AT THE VOTING POLLS…I COULD GO ON BUT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT WE THE PEOPLE ARE UP AGAINST…WE HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL OF OUR AMERICA….GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS RESIDENT TRUMP…WE HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THE CORRUPT CRIMINAL COMMUNIST TREASONOUS DEMONRATS / RINO’S AND LIBBYTARDS..WHATEVER IT TAKES…THEY ARE GOING TO TAKES US DOWN IF WE DON’T….
The media was quick to join the Biden criminal enterprise.
America is fully split. Some read and believe some facts. Others are avoiding sources and believing quite the opposite. Credibility is hard to verify, but we all should try.
In many instances yesterday’s so called conspiracy theories became tomorrow’s facts. But the mainstream media never admits its errors. They just move on to the next thing. That is why a majority of citizens no longer trust the mainstream media.
The Deep State, or leftists as they have proven themselves to be, should be dragged from their offices in handcuffs and never see the light of day again!
My theory is that China wanted Trump not to be reelected. The covid 19 virus was sent to this country intentionally to accomplish that. The defected Chinese scientist who came to this country who was an a employee at the Wuhan institute of virology admitted that the covid 19 virus was intentionally sent to this country and the world. China succeeded in accomplishing that to have their puppet Biden to be president instead with the help of the corrupt democratic party.
there are far more then that. but it is a start.