Fox News and Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo was criticized for spreading “misinformation” by Salon in early March for predicting that there would be “hundreds of thousands” of coronavirus cases in the U.S.
Saturday, April 04, 2020
Maria Bartiromo Was Accused Of ‘Misinformation’ After Prediction That There Will Be ‘Hundreds Of Thousands’ Of US Coronavirus Cases | The Daily Caller
Fox News and Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo was criticized for spreading “misinformation” by Salon in early March for predicting that there would be “hundreds of thousands” of coronavirus cases in the U.S.
Great, short read!!--The mysterious case of the people who ate fish tank cleaner - American Thinker
The mysterious case of the people who ate fish tank cleaner - American Thinker
"Shortly after President Trump touted chloroquine as a potential cure for COVID-19, the media triumphantly reported that a man had died from taking homemade chloroquine due to Trump's recommendation.
"Shortly after President Trump touted chloroquine as a potential cure for COVID-19, the media triumphantly reported that a man had died from taking homemade chloroquine due to Trump's recommendation.
It turned out that the man's wife fed him some fish tank cleaner.
She even partook of it with him, except that he died while she didn't.
As a dedicated murder mystery reader, I didn't blame Trump.
My suspicions were focused elsewhere.
It turns out that my instincts may have been right on the money.
Here's the story the drive-by media didn't tell you..."
...This NPR tweet is a stand-in for what all the media outlets were doing:
An Arizona man is died of a heart attack and his wife was hospitalized after the couple ingested a type of chloroquine, a chemical that has been hailed recently by President Trump as a possible "game changer" in the fight against novel coronavirus. https://t.co/ItBLKqac8B— NPR (@NPR) March 24, 2020
Even as that lie was racing around the world, the truth was struggling to get out. In this case, the truth was that the couple hadn't taken chloroquine at all.
Instead, they'd ingested a fish tank cleaner that had "chloroquine phosphate," a deadly chemical.
Even though a fish tank cleaner has nothing to do with a long recognized and legal anti-malarial drug, the media and the woman herself pushed the anti-Trump narrative.
Indeed, the woman explicitly condemned Trump: "Don't believe anything that the President says and his people."...
Read it!
How do you measure success or failure in a situation like this?---Fans of Best of the Web Today
"To the folks claiming that President Trump has failed in the government's response to the pandemic - just a couple of questions, if I may - and one I have asked several people who say the President is "failing' or "has failed" - and not received a real answer:
How do you measure success or failure in a situation like this?
By what metric do you define success or failure?
- I've been told the mortality rates of this virus can't be compared to the flu because it is far deadlier and then people use those same numbers to say this pandemic is so much worse.
- I'm told I can't compare Obama's six month delay in declaring a national health emergency in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic with Trump's declaration 6 weeks after a similar declaration by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, a declaration noting the novel coronavirus as a public health emergency in the United States.
- I'm told that the President banning flights from China (less than 2 weeks after the first case was officially diagnosed in the US) was moving too slow after having people on the record saying they were unnessary and were just expressions of racism and xenophobia from a racist and xenophobic president.
You can understand my confusion - unless, of course, you aren't interested in reality and just want to try to dunk on Trump..."
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Lunch video-----President Trump Warned About Coronavirus in the Speech Speaker Pelosi To...
"This should tell you everything you need to know. ⠀
When President Trump addressed COVID-19 during his State of the Union, Speaker Pelosi ripped it up."
When President Trump addressed COVID-19 during his State of the Union, Speaker Pelosi ripped it up."
China's early coronavirus victory lap, misleading data hurting global response | Fox News
News that Chinese officials have ordered a county in central China back on lockdown has some questioning whether President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party took its coronavirus victory lap too soon and what that might mean for other countries using China's template.
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday that had China been truly transparent about COVID-19, there is "no question" the world would have been in a better place to respond.
DEAR JOURNALISTS: IF YOU DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF YOU AS GARBAGE, STOP BEING GARBAGE.
DEAR JOURNALISTS:
IF YOU DON’T WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF YOU AS GARBAGE, STOP BEING GARBAGE.
THANKS, BYE.
WaPo’s Glenn Kessler Caught in Embarrassing Self-Own After RTing (RT=retweet) Dr. Critical of Trump’s Wuhan Virus Response.
“As I’ve said before, when it comes to the so-called ‘fact checkers’ in the media, I find the Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler hit or miss – but mostly miss.
Over the last few weeks as the Trump administration has ramped up its efforts to combat the Wuhan coronavirus, Kessler has engaged in a series of missteps (to put it charitably) when it comes to analyzing their efforts. . . . It would be nice going forward if Kessler would actually dissect claims before sharing them with his followers, which is what an actual fact-checker would do.”
The origins of “fact check” journalism explain why it doesn’t actually check facts.
When the GOP discovered that negative ads were a way to end-run the Democrat-favoring media, the media responded with “fact checks” intended to neutralize those ads.
It’s always been a partisan messaging gig, not about finding the truth in which, as Kessler keeps demonstrating, they’re not especially interested.---Posted by
When the GOP discovered that negative ads were a way to end-run the Democrat-favoring media, the media responded with “fact checks” intended to neutralize those ads.
It’s always been a partisan messaging gig, not about finding the truth in which, as Kessler keeps demonstrating, they’re not especially interested.---Posted by
This is entirely a democrat scam.--USA Vote Fraud Central
USA Vote Fraud Central
"These evil Democrats are at it again.
They now have started a petition for mail in ballots on change.org.
HOW THEY CAN CHEAT ON THE NEXT ELECTION IS all they think of...
They now have started a petition for mail in ballots on change.org.
HOW THEY CAN CHEAT ON THE NEXT ELECTION IS all they think of...
Distorting IS lying!-----David Steinberg on Twitter: "These two tweets just appeared in my timeline. The tweet from the blue check @AP reporter will be treated by most media as factual. Yet *anyone* outside the media, upon seeing both tweets, would correctly identify the other one as the work of a responsible professional. https://t.co/IAy3lAR02z" / Twitter
David Steinberg on Twitter:
"These two tweets just appeared in my timeline.
The tweet from the blue check @AP reporter will be treated by most media as factual.
Yet *anyone* outside the media, upon seeing both tweets, would correctly identify the other one as the work of a responsible professional. https://t.co/IAy3lAR02z" / Twitter
"These two tweets just appeared in my timeline.
The tweet from the blue check @AP reporter will be treated by most media as factual.
Yet *anyone* outside the media, upon seeing both tweets, would correctly identify the other one as the work of a responsible professional. https://t.co/IAy3lAR02z" / Twitter
Michigan reverses course on Trump-touted coronavirus drugs | Fox News
Michigan reverses course on Trump-touted coronavirus drugs | Fox News:
Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has requested an emergency supply of the drugs President Trump touted as having success treating patients with severe symptoms of the novel coronavirus, in a reversal from the state's directive to medical professionals last week to avoid the medication for this purpose.
Michigan, this week, requested hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine from the Strategic National Stockpile for physicians to use to help treat patients with COVID-19, after the Food and Drug Administration over the weekend granted an emergency use authorization for the anti-malarial drugs.
Michigan, this week, requested hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine from the Strategic National Stockpile for physicians to use to help treat patients with COVID-19, after the Food and Drug Administration over the weekend granted an emergency use authorization for the anti-malarial drugs.
All Coloradans to wear face masks in public, Polis states | OutThere Colorado
"In a press conference this afternoon, Governor Jared Polis stated that all Coloradans need to wear non-medical face masks that cover the nose and mouth while in public conducting essential tasks, including grocery shopping and working.
He recommended people make their own masks, possibly out of old t-shirts.
Scarves are also acceptable.
...Polis also encouraged people to make the best of the situation stating “let’s make it cool.”
He also encouraged people to post their creative masks on social media.
It is unclear if wearing will be enforced or remain as a request."
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History for April 4
History for April 4 - On-This-Day.com
Dorothea Dix 1802, Linus Yale 1821 - Inventor (Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock), Isoroku Yamamoto 1884
Anthony Perkins 1932 - Actor (Movies: "Psycho" series), Kitty Kelley 1942 - Author, Craig T. Nelson 1944 - Actor (Movies: "Turner and Hooch", "Stir Crazy", "Poltergeist")
1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the age of 39.
Friday, April 03, 2020
Trump Responds to Illegals Not Getting Checks: 'They Came in Illegally'
Trump Responds to Illegals Not Getting Checks: 'They Came in Illegally':President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter on Wednesday about “undocumented” immigrants not getting a stimulus check from the government as part of the coronavirus economic rescue package.
There are two entities trying hard to rewrite the history of this pandemic--Fans of Best of the Web Today
Fans of Best of the Web Today---There are two entities trying hard to rewrite the history of this pandemic--Michael Smith"There are two entities trying hard to rewrite the history of this pandemic,
- the Chinese government and
- the American media
and their stories are in sync - the Chinese claim they are the heroes for being transparent and stopping the virus in its tracks and the media is claiming they could see this coming waaaaay before anyone else.
Both are lying.
They share common cause.
That's how bad the American media wants a narrative strong enough to own Trump...bad enough to carry water for the Russians and bad enough to openly help China."
European leaders warn coronavirus could lead to the breakup of their union - The Washington Post
European leaders warn coronavirus could lead to the breakup of their union - The Washington Post
"BERLIN — The coronavirus pandemic, with its simultaneous health and economic crises, is deepening fault lines within Europe in a way some leaders fear could prove to be a final reckoning.
"BERLIN — The coronavirus pandemic, with its simultaneous health and economic crises, is deepening fault lines within Europe in a way some leaders fear could prove to be a final reckoning.
MSNBC treads water during jam-packed news quarter, fails to add viewers | Fox News
MSNBC treads water during jam-packed news quarter, fails to add viewers | Fox News:
The first quarter of 2020 was filled to the brim with news, from the impeachment trial of President Trump and the contentious Democratic primary to the growing coronavirus pandemic, but MSNBC failed to add viewers, and experts say that's a serious issue for the far-left network.
“This should concern the MSNBC hierarchy,” DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News.
Fox News grew 38 percent among total viewers during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period last year, and MSNBC's liberal rival CNN grew 26 percent, while MSNBC finished the quarter with roughly the same viewership as Q1 of 2019.
“This should concern the MSNBC hierarchy,” DePauw University professor and media critic Jeffrey McCall told Fox News.
Fox News grew 38 percent among total viewers during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same time period last year, and MSNBC's liberal rival CNN grew 26 percent, while MSNBC finished the quarter with roughly the same viewership as Q1 of 2019.
Coronavirus Brings Out the Worst In France | Power Line
Coronavirus Brings Out the Worst In France | Power Line
"The London Times reports from France.
Even if we discount a bit for the fact that the British have often taken a jaundiced view of the French, the report is troubling:
"The London Times reports from France.
The wartime appetite for la délation — reporting wrongdoers to the authorities — has reappeared. In country towns, people are denouncing neighbours to the gendarmerie for breaching le confinement and leaving their homes too often. …...The virus’s impact on French political attitudes has been, from my perspective, mostly appalling:
A big majority of the country wants a more powerful protective state to emerge from the crisis. More than 70 per cent want the state to curb capitalism and nationalise key sectors, according to a Viavoice poll for today’s Libération newspaper...
I can’t explain what “curbing capitalism” has to do with the COVID-19 virus.
The predominant French reaction seems to be, “The government is corrupt, it lies about everything and betrays its citizens, let’s give it more power!”...
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World Health Organization Spends Twice As Much On Travel As On Medical Supplies
World Health Organization Spends Twice As Much On Travel As On Medical Supplies- The World Health Organization (WHO) spends twice as much on travel as it does on medical supplies, according to its most recent financial report.
- WHO’s travel expenditures have faced scrutiny in the past.
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