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Get ready for an incredibly ghoulish push by Trumpist media to question the number of deaths attributed to coronavirus in order to make the president look good.
Also keep an eye out for the inevitable. https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1242433147750567939
Gonna be a lot of "just because all the deceased HAD coronavirus doesn't mean the cause of death WAS coronavirus" chin-scratching.
And away we go.
Here's Brit Hume, a key founder of Fox's "straight news" division, arguing last night that "NY's Covid 19 fatality numbers are inflated." He bases this on a Twitter thread from someone whose bio reads in part, "Investor. Extreme salesman."
Here's Brit Hume, a key founder of Fox's "straight news" division, arguing last night that "NY's Covid 19 fatality numbers are inflated." He bases this on a Twitter thread from someone whose bio reads in part, "Investor. Extreme salesman."
Apparently covid fatalities should only be counted if they occur in otherwise completely healthy people. Very convenient. And I guess the whole "NY hospitals storing bodies in refrigerated trucks" thing is unrelated to the virus.
The real-world problem with covid fatality counts in Spain and Italy seems to be undercounts, in part because the medical system is overwhelmed. https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hidden-mortality-in-spain
Erick son of Erick is correct.
Easy money. https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1247686914951413760?s=21 https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1247686914951413760
I wrote about the "deaths are inflated" talking point yesterday after it hit Tucker Carlson's show: https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-dangerous-coronavirus-mission-accomplished-moment
It hit Fox's "straight news" programming as a "question" yesterday afternoon: https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1247948603059994628
After Fauci described this as a "conspiracy theory," Trump adviser Laura Ingraham brought a doctor on to rebut him https://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1248078036551032837
