Also keep an eye out for the inevitable.https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1242433147750567939 …
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Gonna be a lot of "just because all the deceased HAD coronavirus doesn't mean the cause of death WAS coronavirus" chin-scratching.
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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."pic.twitter.com/ACHAnTtHHo
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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It hit Fox's "straight news" programming as a "question" yesterday afternoon:https://twitter.com/LisPower1/status/1247948603059994628 …
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After Fauci described this as a "conspiracy theory," Trump adviser Laura Ingraham brought a doctor on to rebut himhttps://twitter.com/NikkiMcR/status/1248078036551032837 …
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