Republican red meat: Ron DeSantis bids to outflank Trump on the right From Covid to crime, from immigration to cultural issues, the Florida governor is aiming to paint Trump as too liberal The Guardian - US · Jun 11, 2023
A.I. images muddy the waters of the 2024 campaign in new DeSantis video post Images appear to show Trump hugging Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fortune · Jun 9, 2023
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023
DeSantis campaign shares apparent AI-generated fake images of Trump and Fauci It's the latest example of how generative AI tools enable politicians to blur the line between fact and fiction. WEKU · Jun 8, 2023
DeSantis campaign accused of using fake AI images of Trump hugging Fauci in ad The two Republican candidates are trading attacks over their respective Covid responses The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
‘Small, pathetic man’: Inside the bitter rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom The two men offer drastically different versions of America’s political future, Josh Marcus reports The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023
DeSantis opens US presidential campaign tour with stops in Iowa The Florida governor hits the road for a three-state swing, rallying support for the Republican presidential nomination. Al Jazeera · May 31, 2023
DeSantis kicks off presidential campaign in Iowa as he steps up criticism of Trump Ron DeSantis is kicking off his presidential campaign in Iowa at the start of a busy week that will take him to 12 cities in three states as he tests his pitch as the most formidable Republican challenger to former President Donald Trump The Independent UK · May 30, 2023
‘The public wants certainty’: why have Americans stopped trusting in science? In a new book, chemist Christopher Reddy tackles the problems faced by the scientific community during moments of major crisis The Guardian - US · May 25, 2023
Foreign Bodies by Simon Schama review – pandemics and prejudice The historian brings his considerable literary talents to this study of how blame, often mixed with antisemitism, has attended disease and vaccination through the ages The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
Fauci and Biden Are Rewriting the History of COVID-19 Restrictions Here are three people whose record on COVID-19 shouldn't be forgotten. Reason · May 8, 2023
Rochelle Walensky Leaves a CDC That's Far More Powerful Than When She Entered It Under Walensky, the CDC's voluntary guidance was anything but. Reason · May 5, 2023
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Refuses To Acknowledge the Government's Misrepresentation of Mask Research Recent comments by former COVID-19 adviser Anthony Fauci contradict what public health officials told us during the pandemic. Reason · May 3, 2023
Fauci says the general public ‘somehow’ didn’t get his messaging ‘that the vulnerable are really, really heavily weighted toward the elderly’ “Did we say hat the elderly were much more vulnerable? Yes. Did we say it over and over and over again? Yes, yes, yes." Fortune · Apr 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023 NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
Reason · Apr 25, 2023 Anthony Fauci Says Don't Blame Him for COVID Lockdowns and School Closures Fauci says public officials should have listened to other advisers and made better decisions. That's true! It's also incredibly frustrating.
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023 Andrew Lester’s grandson reveals history of racist comments and ‘crazy’ Fauci conspiracy Andrew Lester’s grandson claims his grandfather embraced right-wing conspiracy theories
Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2023 Michael Hiltzik: Anti-vaxxers loved to cite this study of COVID vaccine deaths. Now it's been retracted Back in January, an academic study gave heart to critics of COVID-19 vaccines by estimating the number of U.S. deaths from the vaccines at 278,000.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 6, 2023 ‘Total and complete disaster’: DeSantis takes rhetorical aim at Fed Chairman Powell WASHINGTON — Ron DeSantis has found a new rhetorical target as he prepares for a potential presidential bid: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023 Anthony Fauci reportedly sells memoir for $5m Publisher has produced several notable memoirs including both Barack and Michelle Obama’s respective memoirs
Tom’s Hardware · Mar 26, 2023 Get Off My Desktop! Windows Needs to Stop Showing Tabloid News Microsoft is treating the Windows search and widgets boxes like a supermarket checkout line.
Reason · Mar 23, 2023 Sen. Rand Paul: 'Dr. Fauci Is Disingenuous. He Is Conflicted.' The Kentucky Republican also expressed disappointment that Congress has not repealed the war on terror authorization of military force.
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 DeSantis says he would have fired Dr Fauci in dig at Trump ‘I would have fired somebody like Fauci. I think he got way too big for his britches, and I think he did a lot of damage,’ Florida governor says
Salon · Mar 21, 2023 What makes Fauci an "American Master"? Mark Mannucci says Fauci's career arc embodies the most acute threat to our country: divisiveness
The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023 Pro-Trump rally in New York ‘outnumbered five to one by journalists’ Poorly-attended protest follows former president’s social media post warning of potentially imminent arrest