Is this like fouci funding gain of function research and then being in charge of managing results (including but not limited to suppressing information about his role in it)?
Was it ever really suppressed, if everyone knew about it? Because it was public information. No conspiracy.
The Right: "Nobody is talking about subject X, where is free speech". -> meanwhile -> "Everyone is talking about subject X", because you always had free speech. It was just a McGuffin to rile up the base and take control so you can suppress others.