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Fake Highly-Placed Government Sources and Portland Nuke Rumors

from #191 - Corona Cast | The Tim Dillon Show · #191

2 min

He mocks people who claim to have secret government sources warning of imminent lockdowns, riffing on fake rumors about domes over Portland and military home visits, then returns to real case numbers in Seattle and King County.

In this bit7 moments
  • Everyone receives panicked texts claiming they're next to be quarantined, prefaced with 'I don't want to alarm you.'
  • Fake highly-placed government sources claim the military will assault people in their homes and upload it to the internet.
  • The absurd escalation: a source says the government has decided to nuke Portland tomorrow around 3 p.m.
  • Tim cites actual numbers—58 new cases in King County, 5 deaths, 328 total cases—to argue containment is necessary.
  • Tim entertains the conspiracy theory that the virus is fake and martial law is the real goal.
  • He dismisses the fake-virus claim by pointing to Italy as proof the pandemic is real.
  • People don't need to perform or talk about their genitals in front of crowds; they can wait while others are sick.
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