This thread about a Captain America Covid-19 conspiracy theory is a wild ride

This is just a great thread by someone who was initially – and naturally – dismissive of a friend’s Covid-19 conspiracy theory linking the global pandemic to 2011 movie, Captain America.

But there was something about it that he couldn’t stop thinking about and well, let @whmullally, who posted the thread on Twitter, take up the story.

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It looks so familiar. What is it? I began to investigate. pic.twitter.com/WRmtlaeDkK

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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At first I thought it reminded me of a YA novel cover design from that era. I went through all the main ones until I remembered the Divergent cover had the same color scheme, but not quite the same design. Close, but no cigar pic.twitter.com/XHYgyrOyM1

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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I enlisted my friend Wes for help, who found a clearer screenshot and zoomed in and it felt even more familiar but we couldn’t quite place it. pic.twitter.com/Qe2Cx5G3q8

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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I figured out the filming date of the scene—23 April 2011. pic.twitter.com/BdkpgGykiv

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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I looked up every movie and broadway show released from April through the summer. Nothing. pic.twitter.com/vBST41Xm6w

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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I started watching random YouTube videos and looking for images from April 2011 in Times Square. No clear view of the poster. Wes started scouring Bing and google street view. pic.twitter.com/wyPExDL1QB

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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Finally, Wes found this pic.twitter.com/5CGRWAb56t

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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We recognized the logo and the color scheme. We cracked the case. pic.twitter.com/VeOKPdxZNE

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

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It’s spaghetti. pic.twitter.com/IqeTZrK5jz

— William Mullally 🚮 (@whmullally) June 11, 2020

Boom!

And here are just a few of the things people said after it went viral – very viral – on Twitter.

You've done it! You've proven the flying spaghetti monster is behind it all!

— Viral Spiral (@grailsnail) June 11, 2020

Incredible thread. https://t.co/jzAdCQUXlt

— Tim Onion (@oneunderscore__) June 11, 2020

He has risen. Know his noodley goodness pic.twitter.com/TVVZyDwdh7

— Brandon Cabrera (@CabreraBear42) June 11, 2020

Incredible pay off here https://t.co/TKEOWrmJY8

— Liz Harvey (@_lizharvey) June 11, 2020

This thread just doubled my lifespan thank you pic.twitter.com/AOl3KETzbz

— Omar Najam (@OmarNajam) June 11, 2020

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Source @whmullally