The most destructive falsehoods perpetuated by Trump were related to the COVID pandemic, leading to greater American deaths and fostering toxic conspiracy theories and misinformation.
Trump was the single biggest driver of COVID misinformation, contributing to widespread skepticism about vaccines and public health measures during a critical period of the pandemic.
Despite the misinformation spread by Trump, the medical community's reliance on science and public health measures provided a necessary counterweight during the pandemic.
The idea of 'alternative facts' has contributed to a significant degradation of a shared reality in America, blurring the lines between truth and falsehood.
Collection
[
|
...
]