Didn't think it possible but Drew Holden makes media look even WORSE on Tom Cotton and COVID-19 in receipt-filled thread

Drew Holden was good enough to put together a thread showing how absolutely disgusting the media has treated Tom Cotton and anyone who has questioned the origin of COVID-19. Anyone who dared think this virus could have come from a lab or a disease center …

Because you know, it was racist or something.

Check it out (yes, it’s long but worth your time):

Well, guys. You know what this means.

THREAD on how this was a racist, evil conspiracy theory just a couple months (or weeks) ago. https://t.co/lBOVXmlvt4

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

To start, here’s @washingtonpost. Who obviously owe @SenTomCotton an apology. pic.twitter.com/hcgDOQLe1r

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

Yup. They do indeed owe Tom an apology.

This was three weeks ago, from @voxdotcom pic.twitter.com/UQlcRA8eCG

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

Vox is gonna Vox.

Here’s @nytimes, who should probably also consider an apology to @SenTomCotton pic.twitter.com/d3XMK74oZm

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

So many apologies owed, so little time.

But. But. But. The fact check says false, right, @USATODAY? pic.twitter.com/0c3nMAHYrf

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

Oof.

I, for one, am stunned that @mmfa would run with a dubious claim to smear a conservative. pic.twitter.com/Zv1rOGOHOe

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

We’re stunned as well. STUNNED! Media Matters is usually so trustworthy and reliable.

Ha.

Ha ha.

HA HA HA HA HA.

Something tells me the Beijing mouthpieces at @SCMPNews won’t be updating this. pic.twitter.com/Am5W62a3MQ

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

To be clear: I’m not claiming that it was a lab outbreak, and tried not to beat up on people for saying that it’s pretty clear this isn’t a bio weapon (which seems like a solid working hypothesis). The point is that the claims didn’t stop there.

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

That. ^

And in case the take away isn’t clear: given how much we don’t know, the media (and everyone!) should be skeptical of a lot more than they are about China’s role in all of this.

And maybe apology to @SenTomCotton.

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

Totally that. ^

And given the smear campaign against @SenTomCotton – who has been more plugged in and dogged than anyone in getting to the bottom of this virus outbreak – this may be the most dispiriting thread I’ve had to do.

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

Also, if you’d like to read some good reporting on what happened post-outbreak, @WSJ has a great article of the transmission spread: https://t.co/fN0wPGXczk

— Drew Holden (@DrewHolden360) April 3, 2020

WTG media.

As usual.

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