2023-06-27 12:11:53
There is absolutely no scientific evidence backing the claims of Peter Hotez that "200,000 people died in Texas and elsewhere in the South", due to any anti vaccine claims. He's simply made that up. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-1-18) Author
2023-06-27 12:38:58
Dr. Hotez provides sources to back up his claim; they are in the the replies to his own tweet. He includes a variety of reputable sources that have varying estimates of the covid death toll due to anti vaccine activism, and even admits that the estimates do have variation. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-4-12) Author
2023-06-27 12:42:10
This is a case where the individual making the statement is an expert in the field and, just like an expert witness testifying in a court of law, their subject matter expertise makes their testimony admissible as fact. He is an expert. The necessary source is the tweet itself. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(8-0-18) Author