Thanks to great research from the Twitter account Bodiaz Rising, we can now see just how different CNN covered H1N1 compared to the Chinavirus.
THREAD:
Time travel edition. Let’s go back to April 29, 2009 read the CNN website front page news coverage of H1N1 / SwineFlu pandemic. I’ll post the highlights of their coverage from the day WHO elevated pandemic threat level to 5 (out of 6) to day Obama declared nat’l emgy.
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
April 29, 2009 –
WHO raises pandemic threat level to 5 (out of 6) after raising it to 4 two days prior.
A two-year old child dies in Texas. The first U.S. fatality of Swine Flu.
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CNN Front Page 4/29 & 4/30 pic.twitter.com/EJygjyYlvD— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
OBSERVATIONS:
• CNN’s top story is threat level increase from the WHO on the day it occurred.
•The Dow Jones was in positive territory both days.
•Commentary piece argue to NOT close Mexico border
•CNN asks to name virus. H1N1 or SwineFlu
•Some school closures.— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
May 5, 2009 –
2nd confirmed US death. (33-year old pregnant teacher who gave birth via C-section while in a coma)
First cases detected in US Navy.
CDC issues revised criteria for school closures.
WHO reports H1N1/SwineFlue in 21 countries
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CNN Front Page 5/5 and 5/6 pic.twitter.com/hmoq6yAkaf— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
OBSERVATIONS:
•Schools urged NOT to close
•SwineFlu casts cloud over Cinco de Mayo
•Dow Jones off a few points, then rebounds.
•May 6 – no mention of Swine Flu / H1N1 on front pageSide note: Rest in Peace Dom DeLuise – go re-watch Cannonball Run. He’s great!)😉
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
OBSERVATIONS:
•Schools urged NOT to close
•SwineFlu casts cloud over Cinco de Mayo
•Dow Jones off a few points, then rebounds.
•May 6 – no mention of Swine Flu / H1N1 on front pageSide note: Rest in Peace Dom DeLuise – go re-watch Cannonball Run. He’s great!)😉
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
May 9, 2009
3rd US death. A WA man with heart disease.
USA passes Mexico with number of confirmed cases of H1N1 / Swine Flu infection: 1693
CDC declares widespread activity in 8 states, and regional activity in 14.
—–CNN Front Page 5/9 and 5/10 (purple=hmm interesting) pic.twitter.com/Lk2AbWcJry
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
OBSERVATIONS:
•Dow Jones in positive territory both days.
•No mention at all of H1N1 / SwineFlu 3rd Death or num of infections
•Obama coverage is about his jokes at the WHCD
•No “social distancing” guidelines declared, discussed or encouraged as events continue as planned— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
May 15, 2009
4th and 5th US deaths confirmed. One in AZ and one in TX.
WHO declares 34 countries now detect H1N1 / Swine Flu
—–CNN Front Page 5/15 and 5/16
No need for a follow-up observation tweet because
THERE IS ZERO MENTION OF H1N1 / SWINE FLU ANYWHERE pic.twitter.com/eNvRUMtlFG— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
May 15, 2009
4th and 5th US deaths confirmed. One in AZ and one in TX.
WHO declares 34 countries now detect H1N1 / Swine Flu
—–CNN Front Page 5/15 and 5/16
No need for a follow-up observation tweet because
THERE IS ZERO MENTION OF H1N1 / SWINE FLU ANYWHERE pic.twitter.com/eNvRUMtlFG— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
May 20, 2009
Since 5/15 deaths 6, 7, 8, and 9 are recorded in NY, MO, AZ and UT.
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CNN Front Page for 5/20 and 5/21No need for follow-up observation tweet because again, no mention of H1N1 / Swine Flu or any steps to stop spread.
Stocks take a tumble, no blame assigned pic.twitter.com/rijq53mFnG— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
TIME OUT:
So by now, you can see that the Media’s reaction to the outbreak of Swine Flu / H1N1 is pretty much tepid if at all existent.
To be fair, this outbreak started in Mexico and spread to USA, and not in China where numbers were causing alarm back in Feb 2020…
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
TIME OUT:
This still doesn’t excuse the lack of interest and reporting to 1) help diminish the spread of the virus. (One that is deadly to children and not affecting elderly – opposite of Corona.) and 2) hold Obama admin accountable for their actions or inactions, because…
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
WE’RE BACK:
… by the time June 11, 2009 comes. The WHO declares Swine Flu / H1N1 a full Pandemic as raises alert level to 6 (out of 6) and CNN’s Front Page makes no mention of this announcement at all. They do link to WHO statement that it is “unstoppable”, yet Stocks RISE! pic.twitter.com/dMqZYlUiSg
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
July 22 & 25, 2009
A month into an official Pandemic and 3 months after first death, US recruits thousands of volunteers to test for a vaccine.
US Death Toll stands at: 302 !
43,771 CASES
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CNN Front Page 7/24 and CNN Health section article 7/25 pic.twitter.com/sZolgm7ycg— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
Sep 9, 2009
An outbreak is confirmed at a Seattle gaming convention, PAX. A list of 15 flights is disseminated by the Convention to alert travelers who may be affected. Report attchd.
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There is no Sep 9 CNN archive – Only 9/10. No mention of outbreak OR list of flights! pic.twitter.com/G1LS9EfZ5S— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
Oct 16, 2009 (7 days before Obama declares a Nat’l Em)
After a vaccine is developed, it becomes apparent that there will be a shortfall of doses available as the US epidemic passes above threshold in some states. https://t.co/5Ig3bttWon
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CNN Front Page – 10/16 & 10/17: nada pic.twitter.com/HiYUirsiNz— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
OBSERVATIONS:
• Number of deaths have escalated to over 1000
• The Stock market about to grow and cross 10,000
• There is no mention of the H1N1 Swine Flu virus on front page and no mention of Obama’s response.
• The virus is killing people and media seems to not care.— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
Oct 23, 2009 – HERE WE GO…
President Barack Obama signs a National Emergency Declaration in response to the H1N1 / Swine Flu epidemic in the US. The announcement is made on Oct 24.
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CNN Front Page 10/23 & 10/25 (no 10/24 avail) pic.twitter.com/0kLYQbl24i— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
OBSERVATIONS:
• Obama declares Nat’l Em on 10/23 and though it is announced on 10/24, there is zero story about outbreak on day of. Not even a leak about the declaration!
• No mention of amount of deaths – over 1000.
• Stocks show no sign of distruption
• CNN Updates site— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
Final thoughts:
I selected CNN as the basis for this news coverage study for what should be obvious reasons. Their obsession with the Trump Administration’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak has been outrageous. And by looking back at the Swine Flu coverage of 2009/10…
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
… you can clearly see how CNN and other establishment corporate media outlets basically ignored or casually reported the outbreak in order to, I believe, minimize the sort of public outcry and accountability of Obama, that today they flame to be directed at Trump.
— âï¸âï¸âï¸Indictments Now. (@BodiazRising) March 17, 2020
After reading this thread I just decided to go and look at what CNN’s homepage is.
Here is the screenshot:
It is amazing how perfect this screenshot is for representing what this article is about. CNN is doing all they can to put up the most hysterical headlines up regarding the Coronavirus. They put a global death rate of Chinavirus right next to news about President Trump. They throw the CDC Director’s warning next to it saying “There’s a long war ahead”. This is all done to create a hysterical reaction over this virus.
Is the Chinavirus a big deal? Yes. There is no question that this is a dangerous virus that will hurt the elderly.
However, that does not let CNN and the rest of the Mainstream Press off the hook. They are pushing this simply to attack President Trump. Intially they downplayed the virus. They attacked Trump’s Travel Ban and compared it to the Flu. Once they realized Trump made the right move they began overplaying the virus. The effect of this Fake News is more than just the lies. The Fake News pushed by these outlets crashed our stock market. They created a hysterical narrative that turned our economy on its head. Rather than a booming economy with record low unemployment we are now looking at maybe Great Depression levels of unemployment. Rather than high GDP growth we are going to be in the negative for the foreseeable future. This doesn’t even factor in the Big Governments programs that will be needed to fix this. We are already looking at Billions in government spending just to prop up American families. This is needed for sure. The reason it is needed because we have shut everything down. The government is responsible for people being put out of work. Our only hope for a quick turn around is that a cure is found within the next few weeks.
Of course, the hacks in the Mainsteam Press are underplaying the real story. That story is that the evil Chinese Communist Party is responsible for this Virus. As we reported yesterday had the Chinese acted just three weeks earlier the spread of Chinavirus would have decreased 95%.
Study: If Chinese gov had acted earlier Chinesevirus cases would have been 95% less
If our Media cared they would be giving wall to wall coverage of how evil the Communist Chinese Party is. They would be running headlines calling for them to rebuild our country. They would be calling on other world leaders to hold China accountable.
Instead, the Media crashed our economy, drove Americans crazy with fear and have forced the government to intervene in the lives of everyday Americans like we have never seen in the history of this country.
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