American Football quarterback Aaron Rodgers, during a recent appearance on the ‘Look Into It’ podcast, Rodgers shifted the spotlight from his illustrious sports career to bold conspiracy theories.
The podcast, known as a hub for red-pilled martial arts stars, comedians, rock stars, and conspiracy theorists, had Rodgers implying that the US government had a role to play in the creation of the HIV pandemic.
Rodgers’ fear that immigrants would infiltrate and potentially betray the U.S. armed forces managed to raise eyebrows.
Still, the claim that was met with the most backlash was the insinuation that the U.S. government orchestrated the creation and spread of HIV. Rodgers, on the podcast, stated, “The blueprint, the gameplan was made in the 80s.”
Expanding on his points, Rodgers suggested that the 198s HIV crisis was part of the United States government’s elaborate “gameplan”.
WOW… #Jets QB Aaron Rodgers says that HIV was created by the US government.
‘The gameplan was made in the 80’s’
(Via NBC)
pic.twitter.com/otSVumvvHM— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) April 16, 2024
Rodgers further alleged the HIV virus to be a tool used to create a pandemic, via a virus that spiraled out of control during the period.
Further stirring the broth of conspiracy, Rodgers claimed that not only was the HIV crisis a premeditated strategy, but also that renowned immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci was given more than $350 million to research the virus.
According to Rodgers, these funds were allocated to study the virus, and develop new or repurposed drugs meant to combat this artificially created AIDS pandemic.
“Create a pandemic, with a virus that’s going wild. Fauci was given over $350 million to research this, to come up with drugs, new or repurposed to handle the AIDS pandemic. And all they came up with was AZT. And if you do even a smidge of research — and I know, I’m not an epidemiologist, I’m not a doctor, I’m not an immunologist, whatever the f—, I can read, though. And I can learn and look things up just like any normal person. I can do my own research, which is so vilified, to even question authority,”
While Rodgers’ bold claims have sparked some interest, they have also faced considerable backlash. Many argue that his statements lack concrete evidence and only stand to fuel misinformation.
am i crazy or is RFK Jr.'s potential VP pick, Aaron Rodgers, saying HIV was a government created pandemic pic.twitter.com/zGilwIvgg5
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) March 14, 2024
RFK Jr’s possible VP candidate Aaron Rodgers seems to imply that the HIV virus pandemic in the 1980s was “blueprinted / game planned”. My god. What an ignoramus. But welcome to 2024 America.
HT @keithedwards pic.twitter.com/fRQdio2Bli
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) March 14, 2024
Moreover, critics point out that Rodgers’ theories can potentially undermine ongoing efforts to manage and curtail the spread of HIV.
