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Bill Maher slams panic porn peddling media, 'high-information' liberals, and Andrew Cuomo while praising Ron DeSantis for COVID-19 response
'If you lie to people, even for a very good cause, you lose their trust'
www.theblaze.com
Maher referenced a Gallup survey that asked: "What percentage of people who have been infected by the coronavirus needed to be hospitalized?" The correct answer is between 1% and 5%, and only 18% of American adults responded correctly — 26% of Republicans answered correctly versus only 10% of Democrats. There were 41% of Democrats who believe at least 50% of people infected with COVID-19 need to be hospitalized, compared to 28% of Republicans. Additionally, there were 28% of Democrats who think that 20% to 49% of people who contracted COVID-19 must be hospitalized.
"So almost 70% of Democrats are wildly off on this key question, and also have a greatly exaggerated view of the danger of COVID, and the mortality rate among children," Maher said. "All of which explains why today the states with the highest share of schools that are still closed are all blue states."
The host asked, "So if the right-wing media bubble has to own things like climate change denial, shouldn't liberal media have to answer for 'How did your audience wind up believing such a bunch of crap about COVID?'"