Post shared on facebook Dutch government officials have admitted that the coronavirus pandemic was a “military operation”.
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The post includes a screenshot of an article with the headline: “Dutch government official admits coronavirus pandemic was a 'military operation': 'Ministry of Health follows NATO'.” Dutch Minister of Health Fleur Agema.
This claim is based on the following article: slay newsAgema claims to have made the statement. Check Your Fact debunked this site multiple times Previously. there is no Trustworthy reporting To support this claim. (Related: Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Donald Trump Lost 200,000 Manufacturing Jobs Before Pandemic Started)
Slay News article quotes X post as a source. The post includes a video of Agema speaking, but makes no mention of the “military operation” comment suggested in the Facebook post. Instead, this claim was made by the post's author, Els van Veen, whose X bio She says she is a “registered general practitioner”. When Agema refers to “military operations,” she is referring to COVID-19 policies, not the pandemic itself.
Check Your Fact has contacted an Agema spokesperson for comment.
