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This is the only video you need to watch about Ebola

Coming from Fox News of all places.

 

Rob Price

Tech

Posted on Oct 16, 2014   Updated on May 30, 2021, 9:46 am CDT

What’s the appropriate response to the ongoing Ebola “outbreak” in the United States? Start stockpiling food? Pull your kids out of school? Repent your sins and pray for salvation? 

None of the above—because there is no “outbreak,” at least not in the U.S. While it’s true that the virus has wreaked havoc across West Africa, killing thousands, the situation is very different in America.

Fox News host Shepard Smith provided some welcome clarity on the issue, using his show to admonish politically motivated misreporting and fear-mongering. There is a real threat facing America, Shepard cautions—but it’s not what you think.

Smith’s no-nonsense approach is long overdue—but are the other networks going to follow suit? Take a look at CNN’s coverage, and decide for yourself:

It’s happening. pic.twitter.com/Gyncw6wPoQ

— Abby Ellis (@abbyc_ellis) October 6, 2014

When a Fox News host is the voice is reason, you really have to despair.

H/T Reddit | Screengrab via Brian Stetler / YouTube

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*First Published: Oct 16, 2014, 10:00 am CDT