claim: romanian conspiracy theory migrates to us amid coronavirus outbreak
summary: a photo which was originally part of a romanian conspiracy theory was adapted for the us, falsely claiming to show news reporters staging images of empty grocery shelves amidst the covid-19 pandemic
subject_description: claims media may have staged images of empty grocery store shelves
Motive_Description: undermine the legitimacy of us media coverage of covid-19
author_description: general public
keywords: coronavirus, media, grocery, staged, hysteria