David Icke posits that the COVID-19 pandemic is a "sleight of hand" achieved through the use of PCR testing, which he claims cannot differentiate between various coronaviruses and the common cold. This theory suggests the media is creating a "problem-reaction-solution" scenario to usher in mandatory vaccines and climate change mitigation. Dr. Deborah Birx acknowledged the difficulty of dissecting COVID-19 data from standard flu season statistics.
