A consistently silenced criticism of the media’s reporting
on COVID-19 has been the artificially-inflated number of cases.
Rumors and confirmed reports have ranged from patients
having heart attacks to complications resulting from Alzheimer’s disease being
listed as having died from the coronavirus.
A recent example of this occurred in Florida when a man in
his 20’s died of a motorcycle accident, but was listed among the tally of the
July COVID-19 deaths. FOX 35 in Orlando, Florida originally reported on Thursday,
“A person who died in a motorcycle accident was added to
Florida’s COVID-19 death count, according to a state health official.
“FOX 35 News found this out after asking Orange County
Health Officer Dr. Raul Pino whether two coronavirus victims who were in their
20s had any underlying conditions. One of his answers surprised us.
“’The first one didn’t have any. He died in a motorcycle accident,’
Pino said.”
In this case, however—thanks to attention from the local
media—the man’s death has been reviewed and removed from the tally of
fatalities due to the virus. FOX 35 reported in an update to the story,
“Two days after a FOX 35 investigation, health officials
confirm that a motorcycle death that was initially counted among COVID-19
fatalities has been removed from the state's data.
“A spokesman for the Florida Department of Health in Orange
County said it was reviewed and removed, but he didn't know exactly when.”
Examples such as this one are important to be brought to
light, as several states across the U.S. have put in place
Constitutionally-questionable mandatory mask orders. Most of these orders have
been simply decreed into existence by state governors and local mayors.
Many critics of the orders have said they have no problem
with private businesses requiring masks in a similar manner as is typically
required by “no shirt, no shoes, no service” signs. However, when the use of
masks is mandated by the government, critics claim the orders exceed
Constitutional limits of authority.
Since the decisions being made about public health are
significantly influenced by the case and fatality numbers, it is crucial that
states report accurate information. It would be a travesty if the face mask
mandates were implemented based on fraudulent numbers.
Sources: Fox 35
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