It appears that Dominic Cummings edited a blog from March 2019 to make it look like he saw coronavirus coming. Here's a rundown:https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2020/05/dominic-cummings-press-conference-may-have-edited-blog-predicted-covid-19-coronavirus …
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Sarah Manavis Retweeted Faisal Islam
UPDATE: This is no longer a question of "may have" – No10 has confirmed he retroactively edited the blog https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2020/05/dominic-cummings-press-conference-blog-predicted-covid-19-coronavirus …https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/1265237708072464386 …Sarah Manavis added,
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislamNEW: No 10 source acknowledges blog was indeed updated, but says the original version from last year linked to an article [in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists] which did discuss coronaviruses [in the bits not quoted from originally but subsequently added].Show this thread4 replies 62 retweets 156 likesShow this thread -
The funny thing about this No10 clarification (that the report he referenced did mention coronaviruses, just that Cummings didn't post them in his blog) is just that: THEY WERE THERE. But super forecaster Cummings didn't deem them worthy of inclusionhttps://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2020/05/dominic-cummings-press-conference-blog-predicted-covid-19-coronavirus …
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Also, now that it's confirmed, might I add: editing your old blogs on your first day back at work is very "I'll be spending today catching up on emails" post-holiday energyhttps://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2020/05/dominic-cummings-press-conference-blog-predicted-covid-19-coronavirus …
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ha - cheers man! mostly just reporting on other people's smart catches
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