The fact-checkers on social media seem desperate not to let any information about President Trump’s “recommended” COVID-19 treatment spread — the drug cocktail he said could be a game-changer. Still, the New York Post managed to let this story slip out Thursday:
Hydroxychloroquine rated 'most effective' coronavirus treatment, poll of doctors finds https://t.co/qjS8f0EXiv pic.twitter.com/02rJfRJLZA
— New York Post (@nypost) April 2, 2020
As Twitchy reported earlier Thursday, a left-wing organization called “Free Press” is petitioning the FCC to censor President Trump’s deadly coronavirus briefings, citing the man whose wive gave him fish-tank cleaner to ingest as a cure for COVID-19 that he didn’t have. He’s dead and the blame is on Trump’s hands, apparently.
Now, more than 70 journalism professors have written a letter to Fox News heads Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch accusing the news network of being a danger to public health.
Over 70 journalism professors sign letter slamming Fox News as a "danger to public health" https://t.co/F6BMeWfJXv pic.twitter.com/a7eULF5K4F
— The Hill (@thehill) April 3, 2020
Dozens of journalism professors and working journalists signed an open letter to Fox News heads Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch on Thursday, bashing the network’s coverage of the coronavirus pandemic as a “danger to public health.”
“Viewers of Fox News, including the president of the United States, have been regularly subjected to misinformation relayed by the network—false statements downplaying the prevalence of COVID-19 and its harms; misleading recommendations of activities that people should undertake to protect themselves and others, including casual recommendations of untested drugs; false assessments of the value of measures urged upon the public by their elected political leadership and public health authorities,” the letter reads.
You’ve probably seen this collage of headlines “downplaying the prevalence of COVID-19 and its harms” and reporting that if people should be worried about anything, it should be the flu. “Relax! Coronavirus is Less Dangerous Than the Flu.” “We Should Deescalate the War on the Coronavirus.” “Forget the Coronavirus.” “The Flu Is Still a Bigger Health Threat.” “The Fear of the Coronavirus, and the Reality of the Flu.”
Uh huh. pic.twitter.com/Eutp8Bx6AZ
— SocialismIsBad (@CapitalismGood) April 3, 2020
And that’s just the media — it doesn’t take into account politicians like Bill de Blasio, Nancy Pelosi, and others urging people to get out and congregate as late as March. But … Fox News.
Give it up, libs
— tokdoc (@Tokdoc) April 3, 2020
Professors that is.
— Ben (@benjg011) April 3, 2020
Should read, over 70 LEFTIST professors…
— RCarls (@RCarls1) April 3, 2020
70 lefties really?
— Ken Ungian (@YeahKenny) April 3, 2020
LOL! Our school system is compromised with progressive activists.
— Jack Battier (@OneEyeBlackJack) April 3, 2020
"professors" are a marxist brainwashing cult
— TCOSG (@TCOSG1) April 3, 2020
Are these professors the people responsible for the current sorry state of journalism?
— CasualMeyhem (@CasualMeyhem) April 3, 2020
Journalism professors are worthless and more useless than gender studies professors.
— Benjamindover (@Benjami61889657) April 3, 2020
In other words:
? ? ? ? ?— ThisIsFine (@Banished2Boca) April 3, 2020
"Specifically the group pointed out a segment in which Carlson reported on a controversial French study that claims that antimalarial drugs when used with certain antibiotics can be an effective treatment for COVID-19 patients"
These "professors" are morons.
— Louisville (@lifeisnotbinary) April 3, 2020
“Controversial.”
The FDA approved it for emergency use in the treatment of the virus.
— Miz Donna⭐⭐⭐ (@mizdonna) April 2, 2020
Lmao…what a joke
— ??808islandliving? (@Dean_Sewell_II) April 3, 2020
Can't have someone out there with a different opinion can we?
— Mike Taylor (@85royal) April 3, 2020
The lying media hates not being in total control.
But we did not elect them.— CENSORED_AGAIN – Text Trump 88022! (@again_censored) April 3, 2020
Who gives a rip
— Lisa ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@Lisalovessports) April 3, 2020
I play the uno reverse card and call journalism professors the danger
— ₭₳ⱠØ (@Kalogrym) April 3, 2020
Collection of useless people write letter demanding others be useless too.
— gloomhauer (@gloomhauer) April 2, 2020
Related:
‘Look at the cute little fascists’! Seattle-area NPR station refusing to air WH COVID19 pressers live ‘due to a pattern of false and misleading information’ https://t.co/Bri5AfF8qe
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 25, 2020
