Disinformation of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Introduction

Covid-19 Pandemic

On March, 11 2019, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a global pandemic. COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus that causes symptoms such as shortness of breath, fever, cough, etc. In the months following the shutdown, the entire United States was shut down to help prevent the spread of the virus in an unprecedented move. This caused the economy of the United States to come to a halt and caused the worst recession seen since the Great Recession of 2009. The lockdown of the country caused a great deal of controversy as small businesses everywhere struggled to stay afloat without being able to open their doors to the public. As states wished to reopen their economies, the information about the Coronavirus such as new case numbers, new death tolls, and testing positivity rates in certain areas were vital to arguments of each side of the aisle. Those who wanted to reopen the economy pushed