A media bombshell that relied heavily on unnamed sources has been denounced as a dud by a Pentagon official who is not afraid to put his name to his words.
ABC reported Wednesday that a November report from the National Center for Medical Intelligence predicted the coronavirus that started in the Chinese city of Wuhan would become a “cataclysmic” event. ABC’s report, which said briefings on the subject took place throughout late 2019, was based on sources who, unsurprisingly, weren’t identified.
“The timeline of the intel side of this may be further back than we’re discussing,” ABC reported that a source said, concerning early reports from China. “But this was definitely being briefed beginning at the end of November as something the military needed to take a posture on.”
But the ABC report referenced a report that does not exist, Col. R. Shane Day, the director of the NCMI, said in a statement to Fox News.
“As a matter of practice the National Center for Medical Intelligence does not comment publicly on specific intelligence matters,” the statement said.
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“However, in the interest of transparency during this current public health crisis, we can confirm that media reporting about the existence/release of a National Center for Medical Intelligence Coronavirus-related product/assessment in November of 2019 is not correct. No such NCMI product exists,” he said.
The declaration that the report was untrue was pounced upon by those on Twitter.
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Breaking: The head of the National Center for Medical Intelligence is disputing, on the record, a report that his organization warned about coronavirus in November. “No such NCMI product exists,” Col (Dr.) R. Shane Day said in a statement.6558:35 PM - Apr 8, 2020
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