Fake News Media Tries to Change the Narrative on the Wuhan Coronavirus

Published

12 months ago

Mar 21, 2020

On March 10, 2020, the New York Times attacked Senator Tom Cotton, Congressman Paul Gosar, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for calling the novel coronavirus the “Wuhan virus.”

Some conservatives, including Mike Pompeo, Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Paul Gosar, are using the term “Wuhan virus” to describe Covid-19. Critics accused the term, which goes against the recommendation of health officials, of being racist and xenophobic. https://t.co/z31zlTHCaL

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 10, 2020

However, some journalist dug up information showing that the Times itself was using that term beforehand.

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For example, Jeryl Bier, a freelance journalist, posted a Twitter thread exposing the Times’ hypocrisy.

The @nytimes originally labeled its interactive map the "Wuhan Coronavirus Map." It is now just the "Coronavirus Map." pic.twitter.com/BbujBn1Mcc

— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 10, 2020

In one article on January 30, 2020, the title the Times ran was “To Understand the Wuhan Coronavirus, Look to the Epidemic Triangle”.

Then Bier showed that the Times had an article linking to a “Wuhan Coronavirus Map.”

He does note, however, that “if you click on the link now, it takes you to the ‘Coronavirus Map.’ (Although if you look quickly, the old page flashes up before the redirect takes over.)”

This Feb 13 @NYTimes article links to the "Wuhan Coronavirus Map". But if you click on the link now, it takes you to the "Coronavirus Map." (Although if you look quickly, the old page flashes up before the redirect takes over.)https://t.co/1BZ9g6tm2J pic.twitter.com/SMTvEKlXkR

— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) March 10, 2020

Now, the Times and other outlets engaging in race-baiting are effectively becoming mouthpieces for the Chinese Communist Party.

They are simply in denial of the reality that the coronavirus originated in Wuhan.

Judging by the media’s behavior, one should not be surprised why so many people despise the Fake News media.

Advancing CCP narratives is a new low for our discredited media.

For that reason, decent people should completely avoid giving their stories the time of day/

Democrats Introduce Expanded Background Check Legislation

Democrats are going to implement a background check which targets “extremism.”

Published

2 days ago

Mar 2, 2021

Jose Nino

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy and California Congressman Mike Thompson brought forward legislation on March 2, 2021 that aims to broaden the federal background check system on firearms sales, according to a report by The Hill.

Under The Background Check Expansion Act, gun sales and purchases between all unlicensed sellers and buyers would be subject to a mandatory background check. The background checks would not be applicable for law enforcement officers, lending out firearms for the purpose of hunting, temporary transfers for self-defense, or family members gifting a firearm.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 43 Senate Democrats have co-sponsored this bill. Thompson, who is the chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, reintroduced this legislation in the U.S. House

“For years, the bipartisan House-passed background checks bill languished in the Senate under Republican Leader Mitch McConnell. Now, with Senate Democrats in the Majority, we have the opportunity to act on this overwhelmingly popular, lifesaving legislation to protect American communities,” Schumer declared in a press release.

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According to a CBS News report, President Joe Biden has repeatedly called on Congress to pass stiffer gun control laws. This gun control bill will not pass so easily given how it will need 10 Republican senators to vote in favor of it.

Against the backdrop of the January 6 storming of the Capitol, such a background check will likely feature provisions that target so-called “extremists.” The ruling class has routinely lumped average gun owners with domestic extremists and will most certainly use recent events to justify encroachments on people’s right to bear arms.

Biden is a veteran of the gun control movement, as evidenced by his sponsorship of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban. With Democrats in control of all branches of the federal government, they will certainly move to pass gun control. However, their success is not guaranteed due to moderate Democrats like Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema and West Virginia Joe Manchin not being completely receptive to radical gun control that could alienate them from their more right-wing constituents.

Nevertheless, the Left has shown that it’s willing to act regardless of the political context. Keeping this in mind, gun owners must be ready to beat back any kind of gun control coming from D.C. Such fights will allow the Right to rebuild its forces and make a splash in the 2022 midterms and the 2024 presidential race.