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The novel coronavirus outbreak, designated COVID-19 by the World Health Organization, was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has caused the deaths of thousands of people and infected millions worldwide.

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Laura Ingraham tells viewers to “just ignore” public health officials

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Media Matters weekly newsletter, September 15

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Right-wing media are spewing COVID misinformation as new wave surges

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As COVID cases increase, Fox News contributor likens COVID health protocols such as masking to witchcraft

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Fox’s antivax propagandists come out swinging against a new COVID-19 shot

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Fox News' Bret Baier runs COVID segment casting doubt on vaccine boosters and questioning the number of deaths reported

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Fox News' Jesse Watters calls COVID-19 vaccine booster shots “a huge scam”

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BlazeTV's Steve Deace on vaccine proponents: “Start hanging people now. ... Let's just skip the trials. Skip right to the hangings.”

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Featured

Fox prime time marks the 500,000th U.S. pandemic death with the same lies that helped get us there

What’s behind right-wing media’s curious lack of interest in $1.9 trillion

Laura Ingraham tells viewers to “just ignore” public health officials

The Latest

Clay Travis tells Taylor Swift to break up with Travis Kelce

Fox News' Tom Shillue suggests Bob Odenkirk's heart attack was caused by the COVID vaccine

How one conspiracy theory website used X to sell climate denier merchandise through this summer’s climate-driven disasters

Media Matters weekly newsletter, September 15

Right-wing media are spewing COVID misinformation as new wave surges

As COVID cases increase, Fox News contributor likens COVID health protocols such as masking to witchcraft

Right-wing outlets bid for anti-vaxxer readership with stories tagged “cardiac arrest”

Charlie Kirk: Send Mehdi Hasan “back to the country he came from”

Fox’s antivax propagandists come out swinging against a new COVID-19 shot

Fox News' Bret Baier runs COVID segment casting doubt on vaccine boosters and questioning the number of deaths reported

Fox News' Jesse Watters calls COVID-19 vaccine booster shots “a huge scam”

BlazeTV's Steve Deace on vaccine proponents: “Start hanging people now. ... Let's just skip the trials. Skip right to the hangings.”