The virus isn't a "hoax", but the government responses and the narrative might be very suspicious to those who are looking around themselves and not seeing what it being reported.
We are told many things, but the actual witnesses are few.
The responses also seem to be somewhat chaotic, favoring some, heavily impacting others. It does seem like a conspiracy in some respects.
Remember, we have American government officials telling us:
If it is not a deliberate attempt to control, it is the biggest form of incompetence and government overreach we have seen.