Tulsi Gabbard Accused of Peddling ‘Putin’s Propaganda’ in Video Claiming Ukrainian Biolab Threat

Natalie KorachMar 13th, 2022, 4:09 pm
 
Tulsi Gabbard

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Former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard made waves on Sunday when she tweeted the video above that further amplified an unproven claim in which U.S.-funded Biolabs in Ukraine are a significant threat amid conflict in the region.

In the video, Gabbard states that there are around 25 U.S.-funded Biolabs in Ukraine, “which if breached would release and spread deadly pathogens,” around the world. Gabbard attempts to rally her followers to “take action now to prevent disaster,” continuing on to call for a ceasefire in the region until the labs are “secured and pathogens destroyed.”

Earlier this week, China’s Foreign Ministry piled on to the spreading conspiracy repeating the Russian claim that has been refuted consistently by the United States.

Gabbard’s video received immediate condemnation across Twitter with many responding with intense disapproval:

This also comes as developments were released earlier this week that dual Russian-American national Elena Branson, also known as Elena Chernykh, who is accused of illegally supporting pro-Russia U.S. policy action, gave money to Gabbard’s campaign.

Many responded to Gabbard’s tweet by invoking a CNN article from 2019 in which former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is quoted claiming that Russia is “grooming” Gabbard in order to gain some level of control in U.S. politics.

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