I don& #39;t think people on here fully understand what a threat Fox News is to public health and safety.

So here& #39;s a thread of the worst of the worst of Fox News& #39; COVID coverage:
Laura Ingraham: Mitigation efforts to combat COVID are "mass hysteria" (March 11) https://www.mediamatters.org/media/3864961 ">https://www.mediamatters.org/media/386...
Matt Schlapp went on Fox to say COVID is "very, very, difficult" to contract after it was reported there was a positive case at CPAC https://www.mediamatters.org/media/3857471 ">https://www.mediamatters.org/media/385...
As social distancing efforts went into effect across the country, Fox & Friends host and face of cutesy propaganda for the network Ainsley Earhardt said “it& #39;s actually the safest time to fly” https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/during-coronavirus-pandemic-ainsley-earhardt-says-its-actually-safest-time-fly">https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavir...
Across the network, hosts have promoted an untested, unproven drug that could be deadly to vulnerable populations, with reckless disregard for the risks.

They convinced the president to claim he is taking it. (Doubt that& #39;s actually the case ...) https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/fox-news-has-promoted-hydroxychloroquine-nearly-300-times-two-week-period">https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/...
Think this is all in the past (March & April) and coverage has gotten better? Well, you& #39;d be wrong. Here& #39;s the dangerous misinformation they& #39;ve been pushing since the beginning of May:
Laura ingraham said Democrats are pushing coronavirus "panic porn."

That& #39;s weird because Lachlan, son of Rupert, told investors he is very concerned about the pandemic in a recent earning call. https://www.mediamatters.org/laura-ingraham/laura-ingraham-says-democrats-are-pushing-coronavirus-panic-porn">https://www.mediamatters.org/laura-ing...
Lately, because the crisis reflects badly on the president, Fox News has just given up on covering COVID. Coverage is down 20% month to month.

This silence is it& #39;s own form of misinformation campaign that will kill people https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/month-month-fox-news-coronavirus-coverage-has-dropped-more-20">https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/...
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