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What do the Suez Canal, Hillary Clinton and a Taiwanese shipping company have in common?

Conspiracy theorists on Facebook insist theyre all part of an international human trafficking scheme.

Egyptian authorities are working to remove a 1,300-foot cargo ship that got stuck March 23 in the Suez Canal, a critical shipping route that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. The boat is operated by the Evergreen Group, a Taiwan shipping conglomerate.

Some Facebook users took that as a signal of Clintons involvement.

"HRC = Hillary Rodham Clinton. Evergreen = Hillarys Secret Service name. Evergreen Call Sign: H3RC," a March 24 post about the shipping accident says.

The post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)

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Similar false claims about Clinton, "evergreen" and human trafficking surfaced after the Beirut port explosion in August. The newest example is similarly bogus and traces back to a baseless conspiracy theory thats been circulating since 2016.

First, lets review some facts about Evergreen.

Evergreen Line is the trade name for the five shipping companies owned by the Evergreen Group. The companies comprise the fourth largest container fleet in the world, according to the JOC Group, a logistics intelligence firm.

An Evergreen ship got stuck in a bank of the Suez Canal during a dust storm with high winds, the Wall Street Journal reported. The incident involves an Ever Given ship, which is one of the largest ocean vessels in the world. More than 100 ships are waiting to traverse the canal, dealing a blow to global shipping.

The story turns into fiction with the added elements of Clinton and human trafficking. The conspiracy theory goes like this: Clinton is part of a global child sex trafficking cabal, and her Secret Service codename was "Evergreen." (She confirmed the codename during the 2016 campaign.) Therefore, Clinton is using Evergreen to transport children.

That baseless line is related to the broader Pizzagate and QAnon conspiracy theories about prominent Democrats and child victims.

After the Ever Given ship got stuck in the Suez Canal, QAnon supporters on Telegram and Gab, social media platforms that are popular among conservatives, pointed to the boats call sign, H3RC, as evidence to support their theory. Clintons initials are HRC.

Its unclear what cargo the Evergreen ship is carrying, but theres no evidence that its people. We reached out to Evergreen through its website for a comment, but we havent heard back.

The post is inaccurate, ridiculous and free of proof. We rate it Pants on Fire!

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The Evergreen ship blocking the Suez Canal is not linked to Hillary Clinton - PolitiFact

In an interview on Monday, the former Secretary of State said she was intrigued and a little saddened by the fact that both Russia and China are pushing their vaccines in a way the US has not.

So this is the kind of leadership that the United States has historically been known for which frankly we should be lifting up and doing more of, she said.

The former presidential candidate said that the countries were demonstrating vaccine diplomacy in sharing their coronavirus vaccine candidates with other countries.

They are going into countries and saying well take care of you, she said, adding that their strides in doing so leaves the United States playing catch up.

Now, of course, we have to vaccinate our whole population but from what Im told were going to have more than enough supply to do that, she said.

Last week, Mr Biden announced that his administration would reach his pledge of 100 million vaccine doses within his first 100 days of office 42 days ahead of schedule.

The president said earlier in March that the country would have enough Covid vaccine doses for every American adult by the end of May, a revision of his earlier timeline to have enough by the end of July.

However, poorer countries across the world are encountering shortages of Covid-19 vaccines as richer nations scoop up the Western-made versions or manufacturers struggle with limited production capacity.

Not only will poorer countries be forced to wait for shots, possibly for years to come, but many are already being charged much higher prices for every dose.

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned in January that unfair vaccine distribution would risk a catastrophic moral failure saying it would also prolong the pandemic."

"Not only does this me-first approach leave the worlds poorest and most vulnerable at risk, it is also self-defeating," Dr Tedros said at the opening of the bodys annual executive board meeting.

As Covid continues to spread globally, there are more opportunities for the virus to mutate over time and create new variants, such as the more transmissible B117 variant detected in the United Kingdom.

Ms Clinton stressed during the interview that we dont know yet whether these variants are going to cause a big problem in some parts of the world, whether theyre going to cause some of the vaccines not to be effective.

We still have a lot to learn and were not at the end of this, she said. When the vast majority of the world is not yet vaccinated, that is like a petri dish for more variants to develop.

Ms Clinton concluded by warning: We are walking a fine line here. Let's vaccinate us but at the same time let's do everything we can to try to provide as much vaccination support to the rest of the world as possible.

The US has recorded more than 29.9 million cases of the novel coronavirus and over 534,000 deaths since the pandemic gripped the country last March.

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Hillary Clinton calls on Biden to share vaccines with poorer nations - The Independent

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) A former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo who has accused him of sexual harassment says former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is no longer the great hero of my life after Clintons response to allegations against the governor.

In a New Yorker interview with Ronan Farrow published Thursday, Lindsey Boylan said she was frustrated by the reluctance of some Democrats to call for Cuomos resignation, including Clinton.

In a statement on March 1, Clinton said, These stories are difficult to read, and the allegations brought forth raise serious questions that the women who have come forward and all New Yorkers deserve answers to.

Im glad to see that there will be a full, independent, and thorough investigation, Clinton said, referring to the investigation into Cuomos conduct overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James.

Boylan told the New Yorker that she had idolized Clinton since she was a child and had even waited in line for hours to take a photo with her.

Boylan said Clinton was the great hero of my life but that she no longer felt that way after Clintons response to the Cuomo allegations.

Theres no way you dont know who this man is if youve worked with, or around, him for decades, Boylan said.

Boylan was the first woman to publicly accuse Cuomo of sexual misconduct, saying he made inappropriate comments on her appearance, once kissed her on the lips at the end of a meeting and suggested they play strip poker during a flight.

Cuomo has denied Boylans allegations of inappropriate behavior.

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Cuomo accuser: Hillary Clinton no longer 'hero of my life' after response to allegations - 1010WINS

Ex-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has offered unsolicited leadership advice to President Joe Biden, bemoaning the fact he allowed Russia and China to get ahead in "vaccine diplomacy" giving Covid-19 jabs to poor nations.

"This is the kind of leadership that the United States has historically been known for, which frankly, we should be lifting up and doing more of," Clinton said on Monday in an interview with Foreign Affairs magazine. "And what I'm intrigued by, and a little saddened by, is the way both China and Russia are pushing their vaccines."

Clinton noted that Russia and China are using "vaccine diplomacy" building goodwill with poor countries by helping them inoculate their populations against Covid-19. "They are going into countries and saying, 'We'll take care of you,'" she said. "And that leaves the United States playing catch-up."

The former first lady, senator and secretary of state acknowledged that the Biden administration must balance foreign-affairs concerns with the need to vaccinate the US population. It appears that the country will have more than enough supplies to do that, she said, but Covid-19 variants could complicate matters.

The Biden administration has already met its goal of delivering 100 million vaccine doses in the president's first 100 days in office, with more than a month to spare.

"We're not at the end of this," Clinton said. "I mean, when the vast majority of the world is not yet vaccinated, that is like a petri dish for more variants to develop. We are, you know, walking a fine line here. Let's vaccinate us. But at the same time, let's do everything we can to try to provide as much vaccination support to the rest of the world as possible."

Russia has signed deals to supply its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine to more than 40 countries at a time when poor nations have struggled to access the inoculations developed by Western companies. After early international skepticism because of its record-fast development and approval, Sputnik V is in high demand after being found by the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet to be safe and highly effective against the virus.

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Hillary Clinton urges Biden to give Covid-19 vaccines to poor nations, complains that Russia and China lead in 'VACCINE DIPLOMACY' - RT

Samia became the first woman President in Tanzania on March 19, following the death of John Magufuli who succumbed to a heart disease on March 17.

Taking to her Twitter to congratulate the new president, Clinton sent her best wishes to Suluhu acknowledging she is the first woman to hold the highest political office in Tanzania.

Best wishes to @SuluhuSamia, Tanzanias new president and the first woman to hold the office, as she leads and serves her country," she said.

Clinton's message came days after US vice president Kamala Harris also gave Samia a shootout and wished her all the best as she took over after Magufuli's death.

Kamala expressed confidence that Samia was fit for her new role and will steer the country in the right direction and further assured her of the support from her government.

"The United States stands ready to work with you to strengthen relations between our countries," Kamala Harris said in a tweet sent on Saturday, March 20. Similarly, Opposition leader Raila Odinga was among the Kenyan leaders who hailed Samia after she took the oath of office.

Samia said she was confident she would do an impeccable job, thanks to the guidance and teachings she received from her late boss, Magufuli.

"Those who have doubts if this woman has what it takes to lead Tanzania. I want to tell you that whoever has stood here is the president of the Republic of Tanzania whose gender is a woman."

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Hillary Clinton sends her best wishes to President Samia - IPPmedia