{"id":19985,"date":"2020-07-11T09:28:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T13:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=19985"},"modified":"2020-07-11T09:28:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T13:28:04","slug":"is-this-the-zenith-of-fake-news-nbc-doctor-who-reported-his-own-melodramatic-case-never-even-has-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=19985","title":{"rendered":"<b><i>&#8216;Is this the zenith of fake news?&#8217;<\/i><\/b> NBC doctor who reported his own melodramatic case never even has COVID-19!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u2018Anti-science saga\u2019? NBC contributor who documented harrowing battle with Covid-19 NEVER had the virus<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><div id=\"attachment_19986\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19986\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5f0981d720302713ae38a7be.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5f0981d720302713ae38a7be.png 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/5f0981d720302713ae38a7be-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-19986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9  Twitter \/ MSNBC<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<p>Incredibly, Fair had been tested numerous times for coronavirus while receiving treatment for the disease. Each test was negative, but that didn\u2019t stop him from continuing to insist he had the virus. NBC appeared similarly unbothered by his negative test results.<\/p>\n<p>On May 14, Today host Hoda Kotb noted the negative tests but dismissed them as inaccurate.\u00a0<em>\u201cClearly you have it,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0she told Fair. The contradictory results were omitted in his subsequent appearances on NBC and MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Free Beacon created a mash-up of some of his interviews, in which he is presented as someone who is suffering (and later recovering) from coronavirus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1281691486950694913&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F494468-joseph-fair-nbc-coronavirus-fake%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1281691486950694913\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fair\u2019s misleading battle with Covid-19 has been met with considerable eye-rolling on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Media veteran Steve Krakauer described the sordid affair as an\u00a0<em>\u201canti-science saga\u201d<\/em>\u00a0which left NBC\u2019s viewers with\u00a0<em>\u201calarming, false impressions.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1281766098799558657&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F494468-joseph-fair-nbc-coronavirus-fake%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1281766098799558657\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Others\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Memetherapy1\/status\/1281738892643905536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">labeled<\/a>\u00a0Fair\u2019s coronavirus yarn as\u00a0<em>\u201ccomically pathetic\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and a tour de force of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Goatboy641\/status\/1281739146474618881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fake<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?creatorScreenName=RT_com&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1281658589065687044&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rt.com%2Fusa%2F494468-joseph-fair-nbc-coronavirus-fake%2F&amp;siteScreenName=RT_com&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=9066bb2%3A1593540614199&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1281658589065687044\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fair isn\u2019t the only television personality who hasn\u2019t been forthcoming about his alleged Covid-19 experiences. CNN\u2019s Chris Cuomo was caught breaking quarantine after allegedly falling ill with the virus. The network, however, remained curiously silent about his behavior, even as Cuomo lectured Americans about the sacrifices they must make to contain the disease.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/494468-joseph-fair-nbc-coronavirus-fake\/\">https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/494468-joseph-fair-nbc-coronavirus-fake\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Anti-science saga\u2019? 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