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New thread consolidating all the “only 6%” takes inspired by this misinformation, introduced to Twitter by a QAnon follower 2 days ago. I’m creating this thread because there are *so many* 6% takes, and I don’t want them to overwhelm all other content. https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1299902179587903490
This earlier thread explains why it’s wrong. Basically: CDC changed nothing, deaths are much higher than normal, and most common conditions are pneumonia and respiratory failure—caused by COVID! Lots o’ folks have hypertension, diabetes & are obese too. https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1300478066448269317
I don’t remember another single lie spreading this fast before. Undoubtedly it was helped by Donald Trump’s retweet. (Both the original and therefore this retweet were removed by Twitter yesterday.) https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1300275855646752768
Besides Trump, lots of other well-known blue checkmark accounts spread the original tweet, headlined by Dinesh D’Souza… https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1299912607365763074
And the idea was spread by athletes-turned pundits… https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1300216059446820866
And other political hacks. https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1300156844850262018
This thread will log all examples of this stupid phenomenon.
First up, did I say Twitter deleted the tweet Trump retweeted? Well, turns out that when a blue checkmark tweets the same nonsense published by another blue checkmark (gatewatpundit), Twitter won’t touch it.
Let that sink in.
51,100 likes!?
Professional wrestlers.
The surviving co-founder of Turning Point USA.
Defending Trump's retweet of QAnon theorist. https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1300802591505477634
Candidates that received delegate votes at the 2016 Libertarian National Convention.
Candace Owens.
MAGA hip hop vs. MAGA power pop.
Diamond & Silk.
Angry for the children.
Yes, it's the same Jaunita Broaddrick.
Longshot political candidates.
RW Media.
Twitter has removed these posts from large trumpy accounts.
Tim Pool.
Some sort of Twitter brander, or something?
Local TV stations. https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1301978087316316160
Arrested.
Messed up my threading, but now these are logged in the correct spot: https://twitter.com/BadCOVID19Takes/status/1303127661871534082
Clay Travis, of course.
Cincinnati talk radio host says it's comparable to bee stings, which kill 62 people a year on average in the U.S.
