Trump’s comments tapped into a months-old, baseless conspiracy theory for which there is no evidence: that COVID-19 deaths have been inflated by hospitals seeking to profit. Multiple experts previously told us that such claims were unfounded. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/trump-baselessly-suggests-covid-19-deaths-inflated-for-profit/ -FactCheck.org; 10/29/2020
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Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country ‘back from the doctors’
The statement reflected a political strategy. Instead of following the health experts' advice, Trump and Kushner were focused on what would help the President on Election Day. By their calculations, Trump would be the "open-up president." https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/28/politics/woodward-kushner-coronavirus-doctors/index.html -CNN; 10/28/2020 The Five Most Damning Things Jared Kushner Told Bob Woodward About Trump’s COVID Strategy https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/10/the-5-worst-things-kushner-said-about-trumps-covid-strategy.html -New … Continue reading Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country ‘back from the doctors’
White House Lists ‘Ending’ Covid-19 Pandemic As Trump Accomplishment
The White House science office lists "ending the Covid-19 pandemic" as one of the top accomplishments of the Trump administration's first term despite the fact that new coronavirus cases are rising precipitously throughout the country, resulting in many hospitals nationwide approaching maximum capacity. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/10/27/white-house-lists-ending-covid-19-pandemic-as-trump-accomplishment/ -Forbes; 10/27/2020 White House science office takes credit for 'ending' pandemic … Continue reading White House Lists ‘Ending’ Covid-19 Pandemic As Trump Accomplishment
Trump Rails Against ‘Fauci And These Idiots’ In Campaign Call
In April, after Fauci implied in an interview that the administration's slow response to the pandemic had cost American lives, Trump retweeted a message from a supporter that read in part: "Time to #FireFauci." https://www.npr.org/2020/10/19/925435610/trump-rails-against-fauci-and-these-idiots-in-campaign-call -NPR; 10/19/2020
Trump attacked Biden by saying his opponent would ‘listen to the scientists’ in dealing with COVID-19
President Donald Trump mocked Joe Biden at a Nevada rally on Sunday by saying Biden would "listen to the scientists" regarding the coronavirus. https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-nevada-biden-listen-to-scientists-coronavirus-2020-10 -Business Insider; 10/19/2020
Trump wants to try for herd immunity. Without a vaccine, it could kill millions.
But now, the official policy of the Trump administration will be to try to speed up the arrival of herd immunity to the novel coronavirus by letting the virus infect people faster. Without a vaccine, though, this strategy risks the deaths of millions of Americans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/10/14/herd-immunity-barrington-declaration/ -Washington Post; 10/14/2020
Atlas, Paul (R) Mislead on Preexisting COVID-19 ‘Immunity’
Coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas and Sen. Rand Paul have misleadingly suggested that much of the U.S. population has immunity to the coronavirus due to previous exposure to similar viruses. But scientists say any possible protection is theoretical — and can’t be relied upon to control the pandemic. https://www.factcheck.org/2020/10/atlas-paul-mislead-on-preexisting-covid-19-immunity/ -FactCheck.org; 10/13/2020
Tucker Carlson (R) praises Spanish Flu anti-mask rebellion
https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tucker-carlson-praises-spanish-flu-anti-mask-rebellion -Media Matters; 10/13/2020
Silencing Science Tracker
The Silencing Science Tracker is a joint initiative of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund. It tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information, since the November 2016 election. https://climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Science-Tracker -Sabin Center for Climate Change Law; (Ongoing … Continue reading Silencing Science Tracker
COVID Misinformation Is Killing People
In the United States, misinformation spread by elements of the media, by public leaders and by individuals with large social media platforms has contributed to a disproportionately large share of COVID-19 burden: we house 4 percent of the global population but account for 22 percent of global COVID-19 deaths. With winter around the corner and … Continue reading COVID Misinformation Is Killing People
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