THREAD: The viral "Plandemic" video has so many conspiracy theories piled on top of each other, I couldn't tell the main point. So I called the guy who I assumed could tell me: the filmmaker himself, Mikki Willis. His response says a lot about what we choose to believe. 1/5

I took a stab at what appeared to be his thesis. I asked him: “Are you saying that powerful people planned the pandemic and made it happen so they could get rich by making everyone get vaccines?” 2/5

It turns out Willis isn’t sure either. “We’re in the exploratory phase,” he told me. “I don’t know, to be clear, if it’s an intentional or naturally occurring situation. I have no idea.” 3/5

So many of my friends were buying into the film, which offers a menu of conspiracy theories, I investigated it for @ProPublica. I had assumed the guy who made the film would at least know his point. I was wrong. 4/5

My guide is to help us sort credible information from misinformation. Whether we’re watching “Plandemic,” reading the news or trying to interpret anything we come across online - we need to be skeptical. https://www.propublica.org/article/im-an-investigative-journalist-these-are-the-questions-i-asked-about-the-viral-plandemic-video 5/5