The Ledger

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Assertion Partly supported
Rushkoff: The New York Times misrepresented Israeli COVID study for clicks
“So when I see a piece In the New York Times that, you know, the headline and the first few paragraphs are arguing that, oh, you know, when Israel opened up its schools, its elementary schools COVID rates went up. And then you finally read all the way down, and…”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 13:52 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
Assertion Contradicted
Rushkoff: Gulf of Mexico shrimp get shipped to Asia just for deshelling
“We fish for shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico. We transport those shrimp all the way to China and Vietnam, where they get deshelled, and then put them on other boats and ship them all the way back to us.”
Douglas Rushkoff Nov 16, 2021 ▶ 1:00:06 #124 Douglas Rushkoff: The Perils of Modern Media
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