It doesn't matter what messages laypeople received from the media. All that matters is if those laypeople were capable of discovering the same facts which congr

It doesn't matter what messages laypeople received from the media. All that matters is if those laypeople were capable of discovering the same facts which congresspeople had access to. Congresspeople were also subject to those messages in the media which downplayed the severity of the virus, and many laypeople also sold stocks in February despite the media opinion.