{"id":556056,"date":"2021-06-07T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556056"},"modified":"2021-06-07T17:51:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:51:12","slug":"mcdaniel-big-tech-suppressed-the-truth-about-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcdaniel-big-tech-suppressed-the-truth-about-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"McDaniel: Big Tech Suppressed The Truth About COVID-19\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcdaniel-big-tech-suppressed-the-truth-about-covid-19%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556056&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1230848717.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley are well-known for their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fopinion%2Fbig-tech-president-rnc-chairwoman&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104953041%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=4D%2F86rXNpxFexSDEYlKx51IVekBknpOIg3HdNTRKmZ8%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.foxnews.com%252Fopinion%252Fbig-tech-president-rnc-chairwoman%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104953041%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3D4D%252F86rXNpxFexSDEYlKx51IVekBknpOIg3HdNTRKmZ8%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEn8aWT9UD_nAwCqGDFUvQUj5jzDw\">liberal bias<\/a>. Time and time again, they have banned conservatives from their platforms for the crime of speaking out against left-wing orthodoxy. Their censorship efforts have targeted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fjoewalsh%2F2021%2F04%2F19%2Fproject-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-sues-twitter-over-ban%2F&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104953041%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=rZ3k0tE3NSam5ysaPZxUz54ShJzvwhhnGCRn3silOmM%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.forbes.com%252Fsites%252Fjoewalsh%252F2021%252F04%252F19%252Fproject-veritas-founder-james-okeefe-sues-twitter-over-ban%252F%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104953041%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DrZ3k0tE3NSam5ysaPZxUz54ShJzvwhhnGCRn3silOmM%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNGPBwL4H5mUgbMeanq49OCAw1x0Fg\">journalists<\/a>, local Republican\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kusi.com%2Fcalifornia-gop-chairwoman-still-locked-out-of-twitter-without-explanation%2F&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104962996%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=4Fu8UojnXg30wMyc5wcuIwJc%2BKpfRkyy%2BaevYuQflyU%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.kusi.com%252Fcalifornia-gop-chairwoman-still-locked-out-of-twitter-without-explanation%252F%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104962996%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3D4Fu8UojnXg30wMyc5wcuIwJc%252BKpfRkyy%252BaevYuQflyU%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNGvZe-2OyToCUTW_8bzDIuWgFeD3A\">officials<\/a>, and even the forty-fifth\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F05%2F05%2Ftechnology%2Ffacebook-trump-ban-upheld.html&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104972957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=4fyz6hWek26QSJC3u%2B4JGYCXpuVQJJPEC9hYtAqX1PE%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252F2021%252F05%252F05%252Ftechnology%252Ffacebook-trump-ban-upheld.html%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104972957%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3D4fyz6hWek26QSJC3u%252B4JGYCXpuVQJJPEC9hYtAqX1PE%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNGyeAYfdQ9gSEspXOis5sC7KFx_aA\">President<\/a> of the United States. The \u201cmainstream media,\u201d also noted for its liberal bias, does little to call out Big Tech\u2019s attacks on free speech. There\u2019s no question that these two institutions \u2014 Big Tech and the media \u2014 are squarely to the left of the American mainstream. Recently, they\u2019ve been working together to suppress information about the origin and spread of COVID-19 in a stunning disservice to both the American public and truth itself.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>In December 2019, the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Hubei, China. Observers noted that the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a Chinese Communist Party-sponsored lab which researches coronaviruses, deserved scrutiny for any possible role in the arrival of the virus. There\u2019s no reason not to pursue every lead in exploring COVID-19\u2019s origins, particularly given the scale of its devastation coupled with the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2Fasia%2Fcommentary%2Fchina-lies-about-its-wrongdoing-covid-spying-global-aggression-pollution-and-more&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104972957%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=fYmS8DoPeOiqf8WlCWDnHiNok9G8VzcVGgV4pnyrMzE%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.heritage.org%252Fasia%252Fcommentary%252Fchina-lies-about-its-wrongdoing-covid-spying-global-aggression-pollution-and-more%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104972957%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DfYmS8DoPeOiqf8WlCWDnHiNok9G8VzcVGgV4pnyrMzE%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNGPYs3THyN_9ZdbCxXVGxdlwu4rug\">documented dishonesty<\/a>\u00a0of China\u2019s totalitarian regime.<\/p>\n<p>While those with common sense would agree, Facebook didn\u2019t. In the early months of the pandemic, the Big Tech giant actively <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2021%2F05%2F27%2Ffacebook-and-its-censorious-fact-checkers-have-utterly-discredited-themselves%2F&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104982909%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=ETfIKEaopUz2jL9437rJ91fOHBvh1qOXSmy5sXGbslc%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fnypost.com%252F2021%252F05%252F27%252Ffacebook-and-its-censorious-fact-checkers-have-utterly-discredited-themselves%252F%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104982909%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DETfIKEaopUz2jL9437rJ91fOHBvh1qOXSmy5sXGbslc%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNGHQVfCR8b_5AjC3qlLh81sheelHw\">censored speculation<\/a>\u00a0about COVID-19 possibly leaking from this lab. The Chinese Communist Party couldn\u2019t ask for a better public relations team than their allies in Silicon Valley, who eagerly leaped at the chance to stifle conversation about the biggest story in a generation.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Censoring political voices is bad enough, and Facebook has done so with such reckless abandon that they\u2019ve drawn\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2F2020%2F12%2F26%2Fanti-facebook-agitators-biden-era-450347&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104992867%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=Yv7vfY5MsBsu2jPOYhixvo5TCMRupf%2FT2X1%2Fo9Tp56k%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.politico.com%252Fnews%252F2020%252F12%252F26%252Fanti-facebook-agitators-biden-era-450347%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701104992867%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DYv7vfY5MsBsu2jPOYhixvo5TCMRupf%252FT2X1%252Fo9Tp56k%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFz5nIgGr0cryeudXx-DsRDU8ZeKA\">bipartisan criticism<\/a>. There is added cause for concern when an unelected collection of Big Tech leaders shut down speculation about the deadliest pandemic in a century. Everyone has a right to discuss it freely \u2014 especially given that the virus just so happened to originate in China, a nation with a long history of <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2021%2F04%2F19%2Fchina-crimes-against-humanity-xinjiang&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701104992867%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=WUdhznzwWKzghy4VS4HUPAhDAdjo84mvbRszg70p8KE%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heritage.org%2Fasia%2Fcommentary%2Fchinas-soft-war-against-america&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701105012778%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=KTZ%2FRSPFn%2FPB0YTD2jBazWFTLqaO6A%2BRUkvmMq66L1U%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.heritage.org%252Fasia%252Fcommentary%252Fchinas-soft-war-against-america%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701105012778%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DKTZ%252FRSPFn%252FPB0YTD2jBazWFTLqaO6A%252BRUkvmMq66L1U%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHXfm5NKMpvfe67rvABrVdRr5w_tw\">opposing American interests<\/a>.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, Facebook has suddenly changed its tune: they\u2019ve now deemed the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Ffacebooks-lab-leak-about-face-11622154198&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701105012778%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=%2BZebMm3gBFxQURJmY64kzL8BHr1YV9Gs5UhiUphMslI%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.wsj.com%252Farticles%252Ffacebooks-lab-leak-about-face-11622154198%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701105012778%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3D%252BZebMm3gBFxQURJmY64kzL8BHr1YV9Gs5UhiUphMslI%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFauP1UPUNjrOJNAW9pQZBIDu6Olg\">lab-leak theory credible<\/a>, generously allowing us common folk to debate its merits in the public square. What changed? Politics.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>When Republican leaders like Senator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fwashington-post-correction-tom-cotton-covid-lab-leak-theory&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701105022734%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=S3nfQQHq6%2BFGD3rPp9vdY60QB%2BLpjyGv5buLuDKUN0s%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.foxnews.com%252Fmedia%252Fwashington-post-correction-tom-cotton-covid-lab-leak-theory%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701105022734%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DS3nfQQHq6%252BFGD3rPp9vdY60QB%252BLpjyGv5buLuDKUN0s%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHnpJj9PLWBCRkTDrKgsqlXEnEaGQ\">Tom Cotton<\/a>\u00a0(R-Arkansas) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fabcs-white-house-wuhan-lab-leak-theory&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701105032691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=SSq4%2B1p0SAQ3gWlhXVvqmoGvzJqQlfTG4MGfFJMlK3s%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.foxnews.com%252Fmedia%252Fabcs-white-house-wuhan-lab-leak-theory%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701105032691%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3DSSq4%252B1p0SAQ3gWlhXVvqmoGvzJqQlfTG4MGfFJMlK3s%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEaFevLCF9dnTxN45IIyL6_djKZ7w\">President Trump<\/a> pointed out that China deserved scrutiny for its possible role in unleashing COVID-19, Big Tech and the liberal media pounced. They labeled good-faith, honest attempts to get to the bottom of COVID-19\u2019s origin as fact-free conspiracy theories. Now that Joe Biden faces pressure to investigate COVID\u2019s origins and Anthony Fauci endures immense scrutiny for his past misleading comments, Facebook and the mainstream media are dutifully doing an about-face. A recent <i>Washington Post\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fpolitics%2F2021%2F05%2F25%2Ftimeline-how-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-suddenly-became-credible%2F&#038;data=04%7C01%7CEVaughn%40gop.com%7Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%7C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%7C1%7C0%7C637586701105032691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&#038;sdata=9HjDGsgmuCM123WTPsSg8L0G9Rpx0V5lCJfeXsBvuQk%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.washingtonpost.com%252Fpolitics%252F2021%252F05%252F25%252Ftimeline-how-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-suddenly-became-credible%252F%26data%3D04%257C01%257CEVaughn%2540gop.com%257Cd0bfcd48dcb048194a3308d929b9fd9d%257C4a082c81950a410d9618462a9c74d6ae%257C1%257C0%257C637586701105032691%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata%3D9HjDGsgmuCM123WTPsSg8L0G9Rpx0V5lCJfeXsBvuQk%253D%26reserved%3D0&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1623181957830000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHjmEwW2-pKKhABZpFU41arjStgKQ\">headline read<\/a> \u201cTimeline: How the Wuhan lab-leak theory suddenly became credible.\u201d I\u2019ll save you the reading \u2014 it was always credible. The political winds just happened to shift.\u00a0\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>In their leftward lurch, Big Tech and the mainstream media have progressed from propagating cancel culture to actively suppressing information about crucial global events. This is a trend that should concern every American regardless of party affiliation. The Republican Party remains committed to fighting left-wing censorship because we cannot allow unelected billionaires in Silicon Valley to suppress our public discourse.<\/p>\n<p><i>Ronna McDaniel is the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member.<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley are well-known for their\u00a0liberal bias. Time and time again, they have banned conservatives from their platforms for the crime of speaking out against left-wing &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279529,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1230848717.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"McDaniel: Big Tech Suppressed The Truth About COVID-19\u00a0","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-556056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1230848717.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"McDaniel: Big Tech Suppressed The Truth About COVID-19\u00a0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}