Memory Hole: The Original Covid-19 Lie [Supercut]

HOLT A new warning ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ death rate from the ░░░░░░░░ is rising MELVIN 3 ░░░░░░░░ is higher Reporter Twice ░░░░░░░░ deadly as previous estimates ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 percent Reporter ░░░░░░░░ state of emergency Trump ░░░░░░░░ I think the 3 ░░░░░░░░ is really a false ░░░░░░░░ Based on a lot ░░░░░░░░ conversations with a lot ░░░░░░░░ people that do this ░░░░░░░░ think the number is ░░░░░░░░ under 1 Mitchell Fact ░░░░░░░░ The World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus death rate ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 percent CUPP ░░░░░░░░ Trump lies that the ░░░░░░░░ Health Organization is wrong ░░░░░░░░ The number is 3 ░░░░░░░░ percent GUPTA 3 4 ░░░░░░░░ is what it s ░░░░░░░░ reported around the world ░░░░░░░░ it deadlier CUPP The ░░░░░░░░ rate STELTER The percentage ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 percent and ░░░░░░░░ hunch from the president ░░░░░░░░ change that COLBERT Trump ░░░░░░░░ about the most recent ░░░░░░░░ Health Organization estimate that ░░░░░░░░ global death rate of ░░░░░░░░ is 3 4 percent ░░░░░░░░ The 3 4 percent ░░░░░░░░ rate was wrong and ░░░░░░░░ data later updated it ░░░░░░░░ Trump A fraction of ░░░░░░░░ percent NOAH Trump has ░░░░░░░░ hunch that the death ░░░░░░░░ is lower than one ░░░░░░░░ Trump Way under one ░░░░░░░░ KIMMEL Way under one ░░░░░░░░ Can someone put a ░░░░░░░░ stick in his stupid ░░░░░░░░ Meyers Trump lies to ░░░░░░░░ about the mortality rate ░░░░░░░░ Way under one percent ░░░░░░░░ False information Bennett He ░░░░░░░░ spreading disinformation STELTER Misinformation ░░░░░░░░ dangerous disinformation KIMMEL If ░░░░░░░░ re president of the ░░░░░░░░ States you have the ░░░░░░░░ s greatest scientists at ░░░░░░░░ disposal You listen to ░░░░░░░░ NARRATOR Leading scientists including ░░░░░░░░ Fauci wrote in the ░░░░░░░░ England Journal of Medicine ░░░░░░░░ the death rate could ░░░░░░░░ considerably less than one ░░░░░░░░ Trump Way under one ░░░░░░░░ Meyers Why are you ░░░░░░░░ on national television and ░░░░░░░░ experts based on a ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT His fake hunch ░░░░░░░░ some fake math BERMAN ░░░░░░░░ president somehow thinks it ░░░░░░░░ be lower than one ░░░░░░░░ based on nothing Trump ░░░░░░░░ on a lot of ░░░░░░░░ with a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that do this UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ lies contradicting health officials ░░░░░░░░ fatality rates GEIST It ░░░░░░░░ not a time for ░░░░░░░░ Trump to be calling ░░░░░░░░ cable shows It s ░░░░░░░░ for the CDC Cruz ░░░░░░░░ is CDC s best ░░░░░░░░ of the fatality rate ░░░░░░░░ It s somewhere between ░░░░░░░░ a percent and one ░░░░░░░░ Trump A fraction of ░░░░░░░░ percent Bennett The president ░░░░░░░░ spreading false information JANSING ░░░░░░░░ discarding what the health ░░░░░░░░ are saying COOPER Outright ░░░░░░░░ information COLBERT Science is ░░░░░░░░ based on hunches BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ hunch about what he ░░░░░░░░ is going on CUOMO ░░░░░░░░ of trusting information from ░░░░░░░░ and scientists SCARBOROUGH He ░░░░░░░░ a hunch Wallace Hunch ░░░░░░░░ Hunch HAYES A hunch ░░░░░░░░ It s not a ░░░░░░░░ for Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ it s a time ░░░░░░░░ science It s a ░░░░░░░░ for doctors IVERSEN Welcome ░░░░░░░░ Jay Bhattacharya BHATTACHARYA My ░░░░░░░░ Trump My hunch BHATTACHARYA ░░░░░░░░ it s likely to ░░░░░░░░ less deadly than the ░░░░░░░░ Health Organization was saying ░░░░░░░░ 3 4 percent BHATTACHARYA ░░░░░░░░ s no way that ░░░░░░░░ true Trump A really ░░░░░░░░ number BHATTACHARYA This is ░░░░░░░░ I ran the study ░░░░░░░░ April of 2020 IVERSEN ░░░░░░░░ what did you discover ░░░░░░░░ That the infection fatality ░░░░░░░░ was 2 percent Trump ░░░░░░░░ under one percent Velshi ░░░░░░░░ continues to contradict and ░░░░░░░░ all things Coronavirus Reporter ░░░░░░░░ president appearing to contradict ░░░░░░░░ experts on the mortality ░░░░░░░░ of the virus Trump ░░░░░░░░ I would say the ░░░░░░░░ is way under one ░░░░░░░░ NARRATOR Later on CNN ░░░░░░░░ Our estimates are probably ░░░░░░░░ inflated Trump Very high ░░░░░░░░ the easy cases they ░░░░░░░░ t report to doctors ░░░░░░░░ the hospital in many ░░░░░░░░ IOANNIDIS So initially WHO ░░░░░░░░ estimates of 3 4 ░░░░░░░░ Trump Really a false ░░░░░░░░ IOANNIDIS True infection fatality ░░░░░░░░ is likely to be ░░░░░░░░ far less Trump Way ░░░░░░░░ one percent IOANNIDIS It ░░░░░░░░ be in the range ░░░░░░░░ a seasonal influenza Trump ░░░░░░░░ fraction of one percent ░░░░░░░░ is just my hunch ░░░░░░░░ He is spreading misinformation ░░░░░░░░ disinformation COOPER You can ░░░░░░░░ even call it information ░░░░░░░░ An outbreak of sketchy ░░░░░░░░ coming from the president ░░░░░░░░ Using a hunch instead ░░░░░░░░ listening to the global ░░░░░░░░ on public health SCIUTTO ░░░░░░░░ hunch TAPPER His hunch ░░░░░░░░ There s a lot ░░░░░░░░ be concerned about TAPPER ░░░░░░░░ hunch SCIUTTO Hunches HARWOOD ░░░░░░░░ my hunch CUOMO His ░░░░░░░░ JENNINGS A hunch HARWOOD ░░░░░░░░ on a lot of ░░░░░░░░ with a lot of ░░░░░░░░ that s not what ░░░░░░░░ want for the American ░░░░░░░░ STELTER I think in ░░░░░░░░ those quotes are going ░░░░░░░░ look even more damning ░░░░░░░░ Sometimes you have to ░░░░░░░░ to Keep from crying ░░░░░░░░ The pandemic of misinformation ░░░░░░░░ To put out misinformation ░░░░░░░░ Spreading false information The ░░░░░░░░ Wallace Falsehoods MELBER Wrong ░░░░░░░░ misleading information COOPER Misleading ░░░░░░░░ Misinformation and disinformation KONYNDYK ░░░░░░░░ Just unspeakably reckless GEIST ░░░░░░░░ s totally reckless Wallace ░░░░░░░░ s dangerous to have ░░░░░░░░ messages out there RHODES ░░░░░░░░ is very dangerous JANSING ░░░░░░░░ dangerous is it SEBELIUS ░░░░░░░░ dangerous Reid What is ░░░░░░░░ danger SEBELIUS I think ░░░░░░░░ re in a very ░░░░░░░░ period if the president ░░░░░░░░ to hunch — “