The New York Times has been leading the media charge against the supposedly “racist” term that Donald Trump has been using to refer to COVID19: “Chinese coronavirus.”
We get that covering — and kissing — the Chinese government’s butt is a full-time job, but is someone over at the Times falling asleep at the wheel?
We ask because they somehow haven’t memory-holed this little gem:
The coronavirus has now been detected in at least 13 other countries outside China, almost all involving people who traveled from there.
See how it's spread and what's being done to contain the outbreak: https://t.co/uKbW5z3Xry
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 28, 2020
Notice anything about the caption?
The what map? pic.twitter.com/An1gsPf0W5
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) March 19, 2020
“Wuhan coronavirus”? Really, New York Times? What were you thinking?
— CaptnRemix (@CaptnRemix) March 19, 2020
You said so yourselves, New York Times. So what gives?
¯_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/hvFVUsz6HC
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) March 19, 2020
It’s almost as if something changed. Something that scared the New York Times into parroting the Chinese government’s narratives.
These people aren't stupid. So ask why they're doing it. https://t.co/gGmYDCyfhh
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) March 19, 2020
It’s a real head-scratcher, that one.
China owns them.
— Take precautions against the China virus (@jtLOL) March 19, 2020
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