Lierus (lie + virus)

The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many skeptics, who called it a “lierus” (lie + virus).
   
“Corona Virus? More like Corona Lierus” was posted on Twitter by Mitchel Smith on March 7, 2020. “Corona LIErus” was posted on Twitter by Quantum17 on March 10, 2020. “I do believe he just called it a ‘lierus’” was posted on Twitter by Mike Peters on March 11, 2020. (The tweet on March 11th was on the belief that U.S. President Donald Trump might have said “lie-rus” for “virus.”)
   
“Lirus” (lie + virus) is another spelling.
 
   
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
     
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Mitchel Smith
@Gaudete__
Corona Virus? More like Corona Lierus.
So sick of the common cold being blown way out of proportion.
Am tough! A can handle any illness. (Minus Gangrene ofc)
10:47 PM · Mar 7, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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Quantum17
@Quantum173
Replying to @M2Madness
Corona LIErus
4:01 PM · Mar 10, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Mike Peters
@peterspixels
Replying to @JeremyKonyndyk
I do believe he just called it a “lierus”
9:08 PM · Mar 11, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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PRICE
@BOWprice
#FREEdomOfSpeech : The Corona LIErus Edition
clip from my podcast last night
FULL EPISODE: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC7cJPG-lRVUOhS69RLSkspw/videos
2:10
10:33 PM · Mar 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Candace
@PetalsandPoses
Replying to @andylassner
Trump LIERUS is what we should rename it!
3:27 PM · Mar 13, 2020·Twitter for iPad
 
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RIP Kobe
@JonesWorld___
Me when this Corone LIErus is Over and Done with
0:48
12:08 AM · Mar 21, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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TinMan
@coozeboyz
My sister in law left her nursing duties over fear of the #coronavirus . She got tested & (of course) it was negative, yet I’m still stuck watching her kids while she “self quarantines”, even tho her hospital has ZERO infected patients! We are being lied to! #heroes #Lierus
6:41 PM · Mar 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
   
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Kevin The Great
@SonnyTheGreat_5
The Corona LIErus
10:57 PM · Mar 29, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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TinMan
@coozeboyz
@NYGovCuomo : “oh! u asked for ventilators? I thought u said “incubators”! yeah, we actually have those! my bad!“Neutral face
#Coronavirustruth #LIErus #MediaVirus19 #coronavirus
GIF
7:48 PM · Mar 30, 2020·Twitter for Android