Tucker Carlson downplays spike in coronavirus cases

Carlson: “We do know, fairly certainly, that the news media are lying about the actual science in order to justify the new restrictions”

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From the July 28, 2021, edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight 

TUCKER CARLSON (HOST):  In Los Angeles, officials brought back the mask mandate when COVID cases moved up so slightly it is hard even to measure the rise on a chart. 

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They said they had to because there was a spike. You're looking at the spike. That's the spike they cited as justification. Well, as you'll note, if your eyes are open, it is barely noticeable. So, the question is: Do politicians in Los Angeles know something that we don't know? We can't be sure of that. We do know, fairly certainly, that the news media are lying about the actual science in order to justify the new restrictions.