A group of COVID-19 scientists, including Kristian Andersen and 11 others, have filed a formal complaint with Rutgers University, alleging that two faculty members, identified in social media discussions as possibly including Martin Kulldorff and referred to as RHE, have violated the university's policies by making 'provably false' comments that could incite harm against them. These allegations have sparked a heated debate within the scientific community, with accusations of defamation, bullying, and attempts to silence critics, including '11 Lies' about one of the accused. The controversy centers around differing views on the origins of COVID-19, with some researchers facing criticism for their lab-leak theories. Peter Hotez is also mentioned as endorsing efforts to discredit those questioning the virus's origins, escalating claims of coordinated attempts to intimidate and mislead the public.
‘Lab-leak’ proponents at Rutgers accused of defaming and intimidating COVID-19 origin researchers | Science | AAAS https://t.co/nLpYMSRKgD
Based on the content and timing of the letter and article in Science, I believe this was a coordinated hit job. Given the defamation in the original article, @jocelynkaiser and Jon Cohen should acknowledge when they became aware of the complaint and to what extent the communicate… https://t.co/GkoSEa5ZPd
It feels as if @ScienceMagazine abandoned ethics Andersen et al. ghostwrote for @JeremeyFarrar Holmes hid COI of working with the WIV @sciencecohen forwarded whistleblower complaint to KGA + EH Now, @ScienceMagazine amplifies false claims about @Bryce_Nickels written by KGA, EH https://t.co/A77k0bdx0O
These are the authors lashing out at @R_H_Ebright and @Bryce_Nickels They ghostwrote for funders of Wuhan's labs, Eddie Holmes deceitfully hid his conflict of interest working with the WIV, and they published a string of critically flawed papers now on retraction watch. https://t.co/36aRFHQ03d
Never forget Peter Hotez subcontracted reckless gain of function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, supporting the military medical science researcher Zhou Yusen, among others. He wants Dr. @R_H_Ebright silenced to avoid accountability & regulatory oversight. https://t.co/m0GkVbWF61
‘Lab-leak’ proponents at Rutgers accused of defaming and intimidating COVID-19 origin researchers | Science | AAAS https://t.co/XBkdxqgyR5
Peter Hotez publicly endorses a coordinated attempt to use lies and defamation to destroy people's careers because they are calling attention to deliberate attempts to mislead the public on the origin of COVID-19. https://t.co/VgzVXeAyNr
‘Lab-leak’ proponents at Rutgers accused of defaming and intimidating COVID-19 origin researchers Letter by 12 COVID-19 scientists says social media attacks violate university policy and could incite physical harm https://t.co/ND8aN9kg2c
WOW - @P_McCulloughMD lists four co-conspirators in the creation of COVID-19 in Wuhan’s biosecurity lab: 1. Anthony Fauci 2. Dr. Ralph Baric, Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 3. Peter Daszak, President of EcoHealth Alliance 4. Dr. Shi Zhengli,… https://t.co/CboZLEdhnc
A dozen #COVID19 scientists have filed a formal complaint with Rutgers University alleging that two faculty members violated the university’s policies by posting “provably false” comments that are often defamatory and that could incite harm against them. https://t.co/IG7q5Gngpk
11 Lies by 12 Virologists The letter Andersen et al, sent to Rutgers contains at least 11 statements that are deliberate lies about me. Anyone with a moral compass would immediately apologize and withdraw the letter. Did they not think I would see the letter? (1/n) https://t.co/nuJVQmIL4Y
Article to help the public deal with Jeremy Farrar's cover up of a possible Wuhan lab accident https://t.co/HGYYBeMGdq https://t.co/vvd3ohC5Gj https://t.co/Zu2MQ7L04D
This letter is a disgraceful attempt to bully scientific critics into silence, written by people such as Rasmussen and Neil who have been far nastier in public about others than those they are criticising. https://t.co/6F2IbJgesf
Virologists lie to silence In the letter to RU admin, Andersen et al, claim I have repeatedly made comparisons of scientists to war criminals. This statement is demonstrably false. Thus, Andersen et al, like Debarre before, have deliberately lied to try to get me fired. https://t.co/VryLgEgAQ2
Noteworthy that a few hours after I signed and shared this petition to reinstate Martin Kulldorff at HMS, the fraud and serial lying virologist Kristian Andersen +11 others emailed the president of Rutgers to try to bully RHE and myself to STFU. https://t.co/8gDVHNr4ns https://t.co/V9cuePGtO8