In their own comments or by inviting skeptics to testify at legislative hearings, some GOP state lawmakers are using their platform to promote false information about the virus.
Fighting COVID-19 misinformation from lawmakers
By Julie Carr Smyth and Becky Bohrer - Associated Press
FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 file photo, organizer Jayme McElvany speaks with athletes from the Upper Peninsula behind her during a “Let Them Play” rally at the Capitol in Lansing, Mich. In Michigan, the House Oversight Committee didn’t include state health officials or other virus experts in a discussion about an extended pause on youth contact sports ordered by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It did feature McElvany, a virus skeptic who has posted about the QAnon conspiracy and former President Donald Trump’s unfounded claims of election fraud. Founder of a group called Let Them Play, McElvany questioned the science behind state COVID-19 data during legislative testimony that didn’t feature anyone refuting her theories.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Many Republican lawmakers have criticized governors emergency restrictions since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Now that most l
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Many Republican lawmakers have criticized governors’ emergency restrictions since the start of the coronavirus outbreak. Now that most
In their own comments or by inviting skeptics to testify at legislative hearings, some GOP state lawmakers are using their platform to promote false information about the virus and the vaccines that will pull the nation out of the pandemic.