Coronavirus: Germany Whips Up Anti-Americanism
The German government has promoted a fake news story asserting that the United States is trying to gain exclusive access to a coronavirus vaccine being developed by a German biotech firm.
Coronavirus: Germany Whips Up Anti-Americanism
Soeren Kern | Gatestone Institute | March 19, 2020
The German government has promoted a fake news story asserting that the United States is trying to gain exclusive access to an experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by a German biotech firm.
The story — which has sparked anti-American furor in Germany and elsewhere in Europe — has been swiftly debunked by the company, which denied that it had received financial offers from the U.S. government or any related entity.
The attempt to whip-up anti-Americanism appears to be an effort by the German government to blunt public criticism of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet for their lackadaisical response to the coronavirus epidemic.
