A study from The University of Chicago suggests that Fox News viewers who preferred 'Hannity' were more likely to die from Covid-19 when compared with those who preferred 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
were more likely to die from coronavirus than those who preferredThe study, titled"Misinformation During a Pandemic," was first published Sunday by the University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute for Economics. Researchers asserted that reduced incidences of Covid-19 and lower death rates among Fox News viewers were associated a more serious view of the health crisis taken early on by host Tucker Carlson.
Although Sean Hannity did compare Covid-19 favorably to the flu on multiple occasions, he was not the only media figure to do so. In the early days of the health crisis, the comparison was made often, with CNN's Anderson Cooper making the comparison as late as March 4.Drew Angerer/Gettyrelative to Carlson's show was associated with around 30 percent more cases of Covid-19 on March 14 and 21 percent more deaths due to the virus on March 28, according to the study.
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