I don't even think it was a scheme. Msm spent jan, feb and March telling us it wasn't as bad as a flu and don't worry about masks. Until Trump said the flu was worse, then covid suddenly became a pandemic just to show how much a fool Trump was. When Trump recommended lifesaving things like hcq and invermectin, the knee jerk reaction was to fucking ban those things. Can't let Trump be right about anything! Now we are in this quagmire where the media and governments Can't admit they were wrong and were to real fascism from liberal governments worldwide.