CNN editor deletes coronavirus tweet after being fact-checked by Alex Berenson, other critics

Quote:A CNN journalist deleted his tweet and issued an apology after being called out for spreading coronavirus misinformation by critics including former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson.

Quote:"There are approximately 328.2 million people in the US," Feldscher began his now-deleted tweet. "To get to the low end of herd immunity, about 60% of the population must catch Covid. That's about 196,920,000 cases. The current US death rate is about 2.96%"

He concluded, "So that's 5,836,679 deaths necessary for herd immunity.

math is hard

(09-17-2020 10:08 AM)VA49er Wrote:  math is hard

Not if you don't try, and just put out BS.

(09-17-2020 10:13 AM)TripleA Wrote:  

(09-17-2020 10:08 AM)VA49er Wrote:  math is hard

Not if you don't try, and just put out BS.

Pretty sure that's the entire point. The BS'ers don't expect followers to actually think but merely believe.

CNN is use to their leftist sheeple nodding in approval and then parroting whatever they say, true or not. It’s all about building a narrative or supporting a narrative with CNN. No actual news reporting is done without first filtering it through their Trump hate.

Does DavidSt work at CNN?

(09-17-2020 11:01 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  Does DavidSt work at CNN?

No, his claim was more like 50%

(08-23-2020 06:37 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  It is 50/50 a player can die from a heart failure from this virus. It is best to take the side of caution by postponing football.

Im surprised CNN deleted it. Usually if they can find one wildly left leaning source that supports their view point, they will use to label a Trump claim as a "iie"---so I would think they if they can find one source to suupport their BS claim they would consider the 196 million number as being on solid ground.

(09-17-2020 11:09 AM)Attackcoog Wrote:  Im surprised CNN deleted it. Usually if they can find one wildly left leaning source that supports their view point, they will use to label a Trump claim as a "iie"---so I would think they if they can find one source to suupport their BS claim they would consider the 196 million number as being on solid ground.

The poster deleted. Most likely took the advice of Berenson and called a few Virologists. He just repeated what had been shoved down his neck as fact instead of actually verifying info. Journalism has been dead since Obama ran for office.