The sole purpose of today’s media is to frighten you and present you with negativity. This article should win an award for mindlessly frightening people about something that is very unlikely and, in fact, there are protections in place.
Source: Reporter David Axe publishes literally the same headline, every month for a year – and all of them have been wrong – Social Panic At this point, it’s hilarious. The reporter David Axe has a BA in history and an MA in fiction writing (really).
In July, the national news reported about smoke from Canada wild fires impacting east coast cities. Why the AQI was over 100! Oh my! In the past few days, the AQI at my town has exceeded 500. It’s not even worth a news story in my state, outside the County.
Numerous media reports, all sourced to social media posts, say Florida has food shortages due to Gov. Desantis’ policies. But they are showing photos and videos of empty store shelves that occurred in the past after hurricanes, or one video showed empty refrigerated goods section at Walmart. That actually happened – but it was due to a malfunctioning refrigeration system so food was temporarily removed while the unit was undergoing repairs. “Professional” media sourcing to anonymous items on social media tends to end badly.
Experts claim that misinformation is the leading cause of death in the United States. Hah hah.