Media miss: Covid-19 vaccinations
CDC changed Covid vax recommendations to align with the rest of world. Surprisingly, almost no one was still getting Covid vaccinations in 2024.
Media: “homeless encampment” is “off-the-grid neighborhood”
They are not “homeless”, they are an “off-the-grid neighborhood”.
Media made up false Google GMail security warning
Reports that 2.5 billion Gmail users might be hacked were fake news.
Media: Tech is so good we had to cancel it
It is so good we had to cancel it? “Jeep’s Tesla-Beating Driver-Assistance System Has Been Scrapped”
Media: Click-bait headlines of The Cool Down
The Cool Down’s headlines are funny for their attempt at emotional triggers based on a faux appeal to authority.
Media: Latest epidemic to kill everyone
Of course. Media fear porn sells.
Media: Doomerism is us!
Always be sure to wrap success with negativity – that’s CNN!
Media: Why science “journalism” has become worthless
Why “science” news reporting is junk journalism.
Media: Where idiocy runs rampant
“JournOList” creator says the pandemic was ended by vaccines. Uh, nope. Per the CDC, by mid-2023, almost 4 out of 5 adults in the US had had Covid-19.
Media: Another fake “died from heat” story
Another story alleging a death due to heat – except it was 82 deg F at 6 pm at the time the subject had a heart attack. This mistake has been made before, when a runner died on a day with “triple digit” temperatures. Except the race began at 5 am and temperatures were in the low 70s during the race. Details matter.