Who is Bryan Ardis? Ex-chiropractor claims CDC tainted water supply with cobra venom
QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory group has come up with a bizarre new claim — that the CDC is tainting your water supply with king cobra venom. The bizarre theory has led some enterprising followers to begin selling solutions as well, from water filters to chlorine dioxide. The controversy has divided many QAnon followers but continues to make waves in the fringe corners of the internet.
This isn't the first bizarre theory QAnon has become associated with. In September 2012, the group went viral after claims that Hurricane Ida was man-made by the "deep state" to distract the news cycle. Earlier in March, they claimed that the Ever Given ship stuck in the Suez Canal was actually transporting children trafficked by Hillary Clinton. In January 2022, several followers forced The National Butterfly Center in Mission, Texas to shut down after a rally where theorists claimed the center was involved in human trafficking across the southern border.
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As we have also reported, QAnon has been closely linked to debunked and dangerous cures in the past, especially around Covid-19. Now, there's a running debate about whether or not the CDC is poisoning water supplies with snake venom. The claims reportedly originate from former chiropractor Bryan Ardis, who has since defended the bonkers theory.
Who is Bryan Ardis?
The man behind the theory is Dallas-Fort Worth-based Bryan Ardis, who is currently the "Chief Formulating Officer" of Ardis Labs. An alumnus of Brigham Young University and Parker College of Chiropractic, Ardis ran his own healing center between 2004 and 2018 in both Tennessee and Texas. According to Tennessee state records, he is now voluntarily retired. Ardis now spends his time selling cures online under the brand Ardis Labs, which was launched in 2019.
Along with Ardis Labs, the doctor also spends his time spreading fake medical theories and claims, mostly around Covid-19. He once appeared on an "expert panel" discussion about Covid-19 at the Pennsylvania State Capitol. During that discussion, he claimed, "remdesivir is killing people… remdesivir is proven to kill lives." Before that, he appeared on Alex Jones' 'Infowars' show and claimed, "They’re driving a narrative to kill as many Americans as possible," about the use of remdesivir. He also once claimed the Covid-19 vaccines make people magnetic.
He's now claiming that Covid-19 "is not a respiratory virus of any kind", adding, "It is actually venom poisoning... they’re administering them and targeting them to certain people." How did he come about this claim? You can thank TV for that.
'They can target specific demographics'
Ardis claimed that the CDC planted cobra venom in water supplies to "transfer Satanic DNA to unsuspecting people." He first said this in the documentary 'Watch the Water', produced by Stew Peters. Ardis came to this conclusion after watching 'The Blacklist', the NBC show starring James Spader. In one episode, Spader's character suspects he has been poisoned by the venom in a beverage.
"When I saw this, I knew. I knew I was right, I knew I was supposed to see that, because it was confirmation to me that other people knew this was planned all along, which, we’ve known this was a plan," he claimed. Ardis then goes on to make several more wild accusations, such as "They are using the water systems because they can target specific demographics," and the plot originated from "the Catholic Church or whoever."
Once the theory blew up amongst QAnon, Ardis appeared on QAnon figure Ann Vandersteel’s show to defend his theory, saying, "The story is not the water." He then begged, "Please, please, please do not try to destroy my reputation of trying to save lives because I said to a person ‘I think they’re doing it in the water." He used that appearance also to downplay the theory a bit after some questions were raised.
However, it may already be too late. Ardis' theory has spawned numerous solutions to a problem that doesn't even exist. QAnon promoter Phil Godlewski launched a water filtration system that costs hundreds of dollars. One anti-vaxxer, Christopher Key, has begun telling supporters he will mail them chlorine dioxide as a cure. More are expected to come, as QAnon followers flock toward these bizarre solutions thanks to Ardis.