Did you happen to see this segment on CNN on Sunday where they interviewed an ER doc in San Antonio? His plea for ICU support sent the clip viral:
Texas Doctor: I got 10 calls yesterday for young people who will die if they don’t get ICU support, but I only have three beds left. pic.twitter.com/qAAQSuu6bk
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 5, 2020
But people had questions:
Anyone else find this odd?
10 young people needed ICU beds to survive, but only 3 were available?
How did he choose who got a bed?
What happened to the other 7? The lack of follow-up questions and additional reporting here is odd.
It’s a rather huge story. https://t.co/olOBpgv6uE
— Zac Bissonnette (@ZacBissonnette) July 6, 2020
And thankfully PEOPLE magazine asked those questions in a follow-up that ended up debunking the clip:
Weirdly, People Magazine of all places reached out and followed up—hospital say it has additional capacity and is making plans for more
Again: Covid is a tragedy but watch the CNN segment and then read the follow-up statement to, again, PEOPLE magazine
The media is running hype https://t.co/ZhCqTH0J3i pic.twitter.com/qRjfQG5G0J
— Zac Bissonnette (@ZacBissonnette) July 6, 2020
“Amazing” puts it lightly:
CNN fake news got corrected by PEOPLE magazine. Congrats CNN that's amazing https://t.co/NlDX6e39rL
— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) July 7, 2020
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