April 21, 2025
In the coronavirus crisis, the press covers itself in glory
It is much easier to find fake news than factual news these days. It is no wonder that the public has so little trust in the media today.
It is much easier to find fake news than factual news these days. It is no wonder that the public has so little trust in the media today.

Where do we go to get real news these days?

To judge by the current press coverage, it’s not the press. Media outlets have dished up nothing but one-sided criticism of President Trump and have now ended up serving us just fake news.

For example:

In mid-January, the experts at WHO repeated Chinese propaganda that the virus wouldn’t spread from human to human and the press repeated that as if it were fact. That was a lie. Instead of excoriate China for its duplicity, all they say is that President Trump should have known.

Here’s another:

On Jan. 31, Trump implemented a travel ban from China. The mainstream press and its Democrat allies called that xenophobic, racist, and an overreaction. Now the critics say he reacted too slowly.

Sometimes, the press goes full fake-news, based on their urge to snipe at Trump.

ABC loudly ran a false story on Wednesday, with no evidence, claiming that Trump was warned in November about the virus. On Thursday, they started to bury it quietly.

Defense Official Shoots Down ABC Report Alleging Trump Admin Ignored Virus Warnings

ABC is quietly sweeping under the rug their own sensational report they hyped all day Wednesday, which suggested the Trump administration ignored warnings of an impending pandemic, back in November.

As with most things, the media runs fake stories endlessly with other outlets repeating them and then is very quiet when they bury them.

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See Also:

(1) COVID-19 Projection Models Are Proving to Be Unreliable

(2) How Irritated Should We Be with IHME Right Now?