New York Times Caught Peddling Fake News Of Children Hospitalized By COVID-19

The New York Times has been caught again peddling fake news of children being hospitalized by COVID-19.

In an article published by New York Times reporter Apoorva Mandavilli on Wednesday, Times readers were told that “nearly 900,000 children have been hospitalized with COVID-19 since the pandemic began.”

A correction issued on Thursday notes that the correct number is 63,000 between August 2020 and October 2021, which means Mandavilli exaggerated the number of chi...

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