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Fake News?: “Florida hit by empty shelves in protests at DeSantis crackdown”

Fake News?: “Florida hit by empty shelves in protests at DeSantis crackdown”

Numerous media reports, all sourced to social media posts, say Florida has food shortages due to Gov. Desantis’ policies. But they are showing photos and videos of empty store shelves that occurred in the past after hurricanes, or one video showed empty refrigerated goods section at Walmart. That actually happened – but it was due to a malfunctioning refrigeration system so food was temporarily removed while the unit was undergoing repairs. “Professional” media sourcing to anonymous items on social media tends to end badly.

Yellow Journalism: “After a 3-year break, 84 million Americans on Medicaid are suddenly at risk of getting kicked off their insurance”

Yellow Journalism: “After a 3-year break, 84 million Americans on Medicaid are suddenly at risk of getting kicked off their insurance”

84 million Americans are not going to lose access to Medicaid. The headline misrepresents what is actually happening in order to create a salacious, scary and untrue headline. This is the very definition of yellow journalism.