Om Malik

April 1, 2021

The Voice of wrongness

Derek Thompson, a writer for The Atlantic, took the time and old-fashioned gumshoe reporting to prove that former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson is the Voice of wrongness when it comes to the COVID-19 Pandemic. His lies and half-truths are enabled and abetted by traditional media outlets. Social media platforms only spread this misinformation rapidly. Berenson is another example of what I have been writing about for nearly a year -- lies cost lives. "The case for the vaccines is built upon a firm foundation of scientific discovery, clinical-trial data, and real-world evidence," writes Thompson. "The case against the vaccines wobbles because it is built upon a steaming pile of bullshit."