I think this chart actually proves that there isn't any fuckery going on.

I know for a fact that the medical community orders covid and flu tests for anyone with symptoms. So it's not an issue of simply not testing for the flu.

There are only two conclusions to come to when looking at this chart. Either the numbers are accurate and the masks and lockdowns really did stop the flu, or positive flu tests are being counted as covid and only covid.

Neither of those conclusions really help the narrative.

If the flu is down because masks and social distancing works, then it means the population is following the mask & distancing policies correctly... which means masks and social distancing are ineffective against covid.

If positive flu tests are being recorded as covid, then that means masking and social distancing are ineffective, period.

If I were going to manipulate the data to support the case for continued lockdowns and mandatory vaccines... first of all I would just make up whatever numbers I want. Second, if for some reason I had to go in and switch flu tests to covid, I would only switch half of them. Then I would go to CNN and say "Look, the masks and social distancing works, we see a significant reduction in flu cases... but we still have the flu because half the country still isn't masking properly."

So yeah, the most rational conclusion I can come to here is that masks and distancing really did prevent an entire flu season. Covid is still around simply because it's far more contagious.