Greetings, devotees of The Science™! Here at the the Ministry of Truthiness, we’re making sure that fact checkers in our propaganda outlets, like Reuters, are using our standard template to ensure the greatest effectiveness of our lies. You can help us out by creating your own fact-check articles, using the handy-dandy, super-scientific program below. Just change the variables to create an all-new fact-check article whenever you detect that the proles are starting to distrust the Standard Narrative about the Worst Disease Ever.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
# This program creates a Reuters fact-check article about
# Covid-19 using a template described here:
# https://tinyurl.com/factcheckprogram
# (Link to joomi.substack.com)
# Change the following variables to customize the fact-check
# article.
symptom = "myocarditis"
bad_doctor = "Dr. Peter McCullough"
bad_news_outlet = "Children's Health Defense"
strawman_claim = "millions of Americans have died of " +
"myocarditis\n" +
"after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine"
good_expert = "Dr. Anthony Fauci"
good_org = "NIAID"
word_salad = "Experts recommend COVID-19 vaccine " +
"boosters\n" +
"to protect against illness and " +
"hospitalization."
# Output the fact-check article using a standard template.
puts <<EOM
Date: #{Time.now.strftime('%B %-d, %Y')}
There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines cause
#{symptom}.
The claim was made by #{bad_doctor} on #{bad_news_outlet},
a far-right news outlet.
Experts explain that there is no evidence that
#{strawman_claim}.
“Further studies will be needed,” said #{good_expert} from
#{good_org}. “But at this time, there is no evidence that
#{symptom} is linked with the vaccines.”
#{good_expert} said it was important to note that any occurrences of #{symptom} are mild and transient.
"The vaccines are safe and effective,” he said. “Although the vaccine does not prevent symptomatic disease, from a clinical standpoint vaccination gives protection to the individual against a severe course of disease and hospitalization as well as contributing to the reduction of transmission in society."
#{word_salad}
VERDICT
False. COVID-19 vaccines are safe and there is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause #{symptom}.
EOM