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As I recall, she first became famous claiming that the dashboard was deceptive and hiding cases and deaths. That turned out to not be true, at all. It was jus
by JPKab 6y ago
As I recall, she first became famous claiming that the dashboard was deceptive and hiding cases and deaths.
That turned out to not be true, at all. It was just a very convenient story for journalists who, weirdly, have been obsessed with highlighting deaths in states run by Republicans, and simultaneously ignoring the same in blue states due to their narrative bias.
Illinois has been practically ignored because of this bias, despite very bad numbers in the latest spike, while when Georgia first relaxed it's lockdowns in May, articles were published calling it "an experiment in human sacrifice". (Didn't see a surge in cases afterwards, since most Georgians are sane and just kept wearing masks while going places)
While I always am against excessive police force, I also am fed up with journalists trying to dramatize things, and add credibility when it's not needed to any cause celebre. A person who builds dashboards isn't a data scientist BTW.
Edit:
I'm fully aware I'll be downvoted to oblivion for this post, but this person is a COVID alarmist, has pushed for excessive caution, and claims credentials and skills she doesn't have. I particularly resent her pushing for keeping elementary schools closed despite all of Europe and the vast majority of peer reviewed scientific literature saying otherwise. She's marketed herself as a renegade scientist all year, and dramatized all of it to great effect.
Second Edit:
Here she is in spring making the claim on Rachel Maddow that Florida was "hiding" hospitalization data. Absolutely untrue, and would have required conspiracy by public and private medical orgs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csvzt6kGzHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csvzt6kGzHw
Neutral media outlets wouldn't touch the story.
- ip_addr 6y agoI would be interested in sources.
- IvyMike 6y ago> That turned out to not be true, at all. Do you have any citation on this? That would help your case a lot.
- JPKab 6y agoShe made claims that Florida was hiding hospitalizations in May. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Jones#cite_note-17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Jones#cite_note-17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csvzt6kGzHw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Csvzt6kGzHw This was patently untrue, and sensationalist. The absence of a massive, national scandal resulting in the impeachment of DeSantis proves that Florida wasn't hiding anything, months later. Her claims were always made without evidence, and were magnified by partisan actors.
- zaphar 6y agoThe absence of a national scandal proves nothing. Proof has to meet a much higher bar than that. Does it lend some support for thinking there was nothing there perhaps. But it is far from proof.
- JPKab 6y agoShe made an assertion that Florida was hiding covid hospitalizations. Where was the bar of proof then? That which can be asserted with no evidence can be refuted with none as well. So tons of people in Florida died, and they hid it? Because that's the only way this wouldn't have been a scandal if the private hospitals and public health authorities had colluded to "hide" hospitalizations and deaths.
- phs318u 6y ago> The absence of a massive, national scandal resulting in the impeachment of DeSantis proves that Florida wasn't hiding anything I'm sorry but that proves nothing of the sort. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
- betwixthewires 6y agoSure but when you make an absolute claim that something is true, absence of evidence is enough for any reasonable person to disbelieve the claim entirely.
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- Neputys 6y agoFor your brave actions in the face of danger I award you an upvote ;)