Right off the bat, in the second paragraph, they make this curious claim which goes against what anyone who has been breaking down the data knows to be true...(2/4)pic.twitter.com/aoq8z2hYKi
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This is what passes for journalism these days and it took two seconds to identify this glaring misinformation:
The @TheAtlantic posts this story and the media and the “experts” (and the masses) run with it to justify keeping faces masked and schools closed...(1/4)pic.twitter.com/WHOYq9FbwF
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So I popped the link they cite for the figure. This is what the article they cite actually says: 3/4pic.twitter.com/QfDcXXHpSh
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There’s no diplomatic or balanced way to characterize this “mistake”. It’s not an alternative interpretation or transposition of a decimal. It’s just lies. -Fin-
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Actually Im not done. This is rhetorical creep. <50 becomes <35 And “almost none” becomes “just under one”. It’s intended to mislead.
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And here's the remainder of my cursory critique of the article:https://twitter.com/AJKayWriter/status/1303248052132610048?s=20 …
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I used to love The Atlantic and The New York Times. I don't even bother with either anymore.
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Well, heck, this is clearly just "ideas" not actual reporting. I have an idea: Stop reading
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It’s clear to you and me. It’s not clear to millions of other who support the “mitigation” measures.
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