Get out your tinfoil hats, people.
A video making the rounds on social media has spread the false idea that gay men caused the outbreak of the coronavirus.
PinkNews reports that the video, which has turned up on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and received thousands of shares, allegedly shows a gay party in Italy that took place shortly before the outbreak began.
“God has every right to be angry with humanity, this was the last gay conference in Italy before the virus attack,” Facebook user Tony White wrote when he shared the post. “Let’s continue to pray for His mercy to prevail over judgment, just see what is going on couple with innocent blood crying for revenge.”
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Apart from the latent homophobia in the post, it has one major problem: the allegations are not true.
In fact, the video was taken at a carnival in Brazil. An investigation by AFP Fact Check revealed that the video was shot at Brazil’s Bahian Carnival in February of this year. Furthermore, people shown in the video are wearing t-shirts from the Brazilian party Bloco Crocodilo, and a popular Brazilian pop song “Minha pequena Eva,” plays in the background.
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?? CARNAVAL na BAHIA – QUEM VAI? ??
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Approximately 1.8 million worldwide people have contracted the COVID-19 virus since the outbreak began early this year. Around 100,000 people have died from the disease. Both Italy and the United States have sustained heavy hits by the virus, prompting a number of anti-queer religious and political demagogues to blame the outbreak and spread of the disease on gay men, despite no evidence to support the claim.
JanDivine
Why doesn’t god protect those that hate gays? Looks like he is punishing the wrong people, he missed again !!
beading_man
Wish we did have that kind of power–Trump sure as hell would not be president and none of these as*holes would be running off at the mouth with their version of what God says!
Kangol2
LGBTQ people do have a lot of power. The culture is leaving these right-wing freaks behind. That’s why they’re always lashing out.
And don’t forget how Dumpy the Con got elected; most voting groups, including LGBTQ voters as a whole, voted against him….
Rock-N-RollHS
@ Kangol2 Yeah, the “culture.” whatever the eff that is. I would take the judiciary and legislation over Ellen and gender-fluid fashion models any day.
Kangol2
@Rock-N-RollHS, the “culture” has BEEN moved decade by decade toward expansion of social equality and LGBTQ rights. If you want the judiciary and legislation, then urge White people to stop supporting Don the Con, since that’s the only group that supports him more than 50% these days. Stop voting for Don the Con and the GOP, and we’ll have a different situation with the “judiciary and legislatioin.” And we wouldn’t have “Ellen and gender-fluid fashion models” if the “culture” hadn’t changed, but then Ellen herself helped change the culture by coming out 25 years ago, as have “gender-fluid” fashion models, which also influences how people see LGBTQ people.
Chrisk
Rock-N-RollHS
Judicial and legislation follow the culture. Not the other way around. SSM didn’t just happen because the Supreme Court wanted it. Society evolved.
ScottOnEarth
Same bullshit, different issue. I can’t imagine going through life obsessed with a group of people that, theoretically, have nothing to do with me, yet placing blame for all the world’s problems on them. Their twisted, illogical assertions that any problem is God’s wrath on the gays is so tiresome.
Chrisk
I’ve never been able to understand their absolute obsession with gay men. An absolute hatred for people that don’t effect you even 1% is beyond my level of understanding. Even their own book doesn’t really say much about it.
For some reason they need something to feel superior about. It really does rally them together. Make them feel special.
Heywood Jablowme
Hey it wasn’t me, I was busy controlling the weather and sending that “sharpie” hurricane to Alabama.
jonasalden
Someone was bound to try it.
karl61058
God not discriminate.
Invader7
Hey you obsessed supposedly hetero lunatics: swe gay people DO have a LOT of power . And we’re using it to neutralize your sorry asses!!!