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World War 3 supposedly started in January by some accounts, but is nearly forgotten now. What's some mystery flu in China got on that as far as headlines go?
by Natsu 7y ago
World War 3 supposedly started in January by some accounts, but is nearly forgotten now. What's some mystery flu in China got on that as far as headlines go?
Sure, we can answer this with a bit of hindsight, but it's amazing how quickly we forget even wildly incorrect predictions.
- thombat 7y agoCan you expand on thst WW3 reference - it's not a story that made the rounds here.
- dgritsko 7y agoI think they are referring to the killing of Qasem Soleimani and the subsequent retaliation [1]. [1]: https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/United_States_military_kills_Qasem_Soleimani https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/United_States_military_kills_Qa...
- Natsu 7y agoIndeed, there were a lot of people going on about WW III, a draft, etc. It's a bit harder to find good examples now that the hype has faded and the results get buried on Google, but here are a few samples - https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/01/03/some-fear-world-war-three-after-death-of-soleimani-n2558883 https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2020/01/03/some-... https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/01/04/could-strike-an-iranian-general-trigger-draft-selective-service-explained/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/01/04/... https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/07/youth-needed-channel-their-anxiety-into-something-they-chose-world-war-iii-memes/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/01/07/youth-nee...
- belltaco 7y agoCan you show some predictions of World War 3 imminently happening by news sources? Say CNN.
- Natsu 7y agoLook down thread, I linked to a few WaPo articles. I was on Google news in January and you'd have thought that WW III was already started.