The main reason for calling it the Spannish flu was that Spain had much looser censor and the press could report on it much easier than in other affected countries
A CNN article on the meme also suggested that the breadth of reports of bizarre activities is due to a confluence of factors, including public records laws giving journalists fast and easy access to police reports, the relatively high population of the state, its highly variable weather, and gaps in mental health funding.
Did we learn in 1918?
Nope, they had anti maskers.
They also called it the Spanish flu for the same racist reasons as the China virus/Wuhan flu slurs for covid.
The main reason for calling it the Spannish flu was that Spain had much looser censor and the press could report on it much easier than in other affected countries
So like how Florida man is because of Florida’s open records laws?
Is this true?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Man