A post on, you guessed it, coronavirus and COVID-19

Harry Shannon Some thoughts on the coronavirus and its impact. I am not paying attention any more to the number of new confirmed cases. That’s because, as far as I can tell, whether someone is tested is rather arbitrary: has the person sought care; does the person have symptoms; how severe are the symptoms; are there enough testing kits; h…

How Breitbart creates fake news on coronavirus – though maybe unintentionally

Harry Shannon You have no doubt heard of the far-right web site Breitbart.  It makes Fox News look timid and centrist.  As for accuracy … um, consider this. On March 17, 2020, they published a story about coronavirus.  Well, they published a lot of stories on the topic, but one headline caught my eye. It read: ‘Study: 86 pe…