Misleading video claims to contain evidence that Pfizer made COVID-19 mutants

A heavily edited viral video produced by a right-wing activist group that is notorious for releasing misleadingly edited secret recordings claims to show a top Pfizer executive saying that the company had plans to mutate the COVID-19 virus to test vaccines on more potent variants. The video has been shared and viewed millions of times across multiple social media platforms.

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