Plum Island
Conspiracy theories tagged "Plum Island."
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Fort Detrick & US Biological Weapons
Fort Detrick served as America's biological weapons nerve center from 1943 to 1969. Conspiracy theories extend its legacy to AIDS, Lyme disease, and COVID-19. Explore the confirmed history and unproven claims.
1943 · United States · US Army, CIA, President Richard Nixon
Unresolved
Lyme Disease Escaped from Plum Island Lab
The theory that Lyme disease was weaponized at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. The Nazi scientist connection, the congressional investigation, and what the evidence actually shows.
1975 · United States · Willy Burgdorfer, Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Erich Traub