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Bill Maher Addresses COVID Pandemic Mistakes, Lockdowns, Conspiracies & More
Bill Maher challenged pandemic policies on HBO, citing a 50-50 chance of lab origin and criticizing long school closures and vaccine natural immunity dismissal.
- On January 23, HBO's Real Time returned and Bill Maher criticized lockdowns, arguing prolonged school closures were pointless and caused worse collateral damage to children.
- Maher took up questions about the virus's origins, noting the Biden administration now admits at least a 50-50 chance of a lab origin and referencing a 2021 Daily Beast article.
- Maher mocked pandemic behaviors like Saran Wrap and inflatable dolls, and criticized vaccine messaging that ignored natural immunity by telling COVID recoverees they still needed shots.
- The show aired against a global toll of 7,107,739 COVID-related deaths as of January 24, 2026, and Maher criticized the lack of media retractions and public acknowledgment from those wrong about pandemic actions.
- With no firm conclusion, questions about decisions persist as Maher said some mistakes were inevitable but `some people guessed better than others`, while unresolved assessments keep debate alive.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right2Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Center
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- 64% of the sources are Center
64% Center
L 18%
C 64%
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