3 Future Shutdown Media Manipulations to Watch Out For

Number 3: Reports of Increased Coronavirus Cases Due to Testing:

The number of people being tested for coronavirus is naturally going to increase as more people feel comfortable enough to come out of their homes and see a doctor.

As this takes place, more tests will be performed, and more people will test positive with antibodies.
The media will try to report this testing as “more cases” to fear-monger when the reality is that most of these cases will have already elapsed or be mild to asymptomatic.

When journalists try to manipulate with headlines about new cases, make sure to check how many of those are actually for past infection.

Number 2: Country Comparison Reporting

Remember that as more populations go through their respective height of infection, the media will try to make comparatives to scare people around the world.

They will claim that certain countries have a higher weekly average infection rate than others, hoping that people will miss that the other countries being compared are at their relative lows after already having hit their peaks, for example, a comparison of Sweden at peak to Italy at a low.

In addition to this comparison scare-tactic, mainstream media heads will compare completely different demographics, like they did in comparing the deaths in the U.S. to the deaths in Italy.

In that instance, journalists ignored the fact that Italy has a total land area of about 116,000 square miles, a GDP of 2 trillion, and a population of about 60 million. Whereas, the United States has a total land area of about 3.8 million square miles, a GDP of 20 trillion, and a population of about 330 million.

So yeah – it’s no surprise when the United States, a country with over 5 times the population of Italy and far more land and economic activity, ends up with more cases.

Number 1: Reporting On Spikes That Are Due To Seasonal Changes

As winter approaches, don’t forget that changes in sunlight exposure leads to a change in viral transmission.

When there’s more cloud cover, the sun isn’t beaming down as effectively to shorten the lifespan of viruses with UV rays.
When there’s colder weather, people tend to congregate closer together indoors, breathe in each other’s air, and come into contact more often.

This seasonal change will naturally lead to a new spike in cases, as is typical with other illnesses each year during flu season.

Don’t let this predictable event be used to scare you into thinking there is some special new wave to be afraid of.
Rather, this is a normal progression and people should take precautions according to their individual risks and abilities.

Sickness on the heels of colder weather should not be accepted as some special excuse to shut down the economy again.

Sources

Sunlight Coronavirus

U.S. Surpasses Italy In Total COVID-19 Deaths
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/11/832572915/u-s-surpasses-italy-in-most-covid-19-deaths

Study: Coronavirus appears to die quickly in direct sunlight
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/study-coronavirus-appears-to-die-quickly-in-direct-sunlight/

Could Sunlight And Heat In Your Car Be A Weapon Against Coronavirus On Packages And Masks?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2020/05/16/could-sunlight-and-heat-in-your-car-be-a-weapon-against-coronavirus-on-packages-and-masks/#18a96f3523d7

The Health 202: Sunlight does kill the coronavirus. But not in the way Trump suggested.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-health-202/2020/04/27/the-health-202-sunlight-does-kill-the-coronavirus-but-not-in-the-way-trump-suggested/5ea5993e88e0fa3dea9c2b24/
Testing

Coronavirus antibody testing shows LA County outbreak is up to 55 times bigger than reported cases
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/coronavirus-antibody-testing-shows-la-county-outbreak-is-up-to-55-times-bigger-than-reported-cases.html

Far more people in the U.S. have the coronavirus than you think
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/23/coronavirus-count-confirmed-testing/

Coronavirus Florida: Antibody tests bolster suggestion COVID spread early in Florida
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20200516/coronavirus-florida-antibody-tests-bolster-suggestion-covid-spread-early-in-florida?fbclid=IwAR0SGOu6ooEts7JM8Xp5F7inOwBjpWu2R6oJG9JTN0Egx7ckh9KmWD-33Fw

Coronavirus in Boston: 10% of Bostonians have COVID-19 antibodies
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/05/15/coronavirus-in-boston-10-of-bostonians-have-covid-antibodies/?fbclid=IwAR1eCSE1GPKyoxzJTqHw46BP0Dr2NnrDTIWl2HZqADKLi7C6Qn1sCnP4kvs

CDC is conflating diagnostic and antibody tests for coronavirus
https://www.axios.com/cdc-coronavirus-testing-diagnostic-antibody-mix-58d01895-8f4e-4da2-99f4-f865dcd2e52d.html

Sweden Comparison on Lows

Sweden's per capita coronavirus death toll is among the highest in the world — a sign its decision to avoid a lockdown may not be working
https://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-coronavirus-per-capita-death-rate-among-highest-2020-5