GIGO journalism

The mainstream media has performed to their usually low standards by rewriting a press release about the results of a poorly constructed forecasting model which claims to be evidence that the Covid-19 vaccines saved 3.3 million lives and prevented 18.6 million hospitalizations.  

Garbage In Garbage Out being the mantra for both poorly designed models and for press-release journalism, I have not invested any time in exploring the myriad ways in which modeling is falsely presented as actual empirical evidence.  I leave that to the outrage of el gato malo and Alex Berenson.

our covid model says "X saves lives" by el gato malo.  His subheading is passing off a model as evidence is tantamount to lying.  

The dumbest, most dishonest argument for Covid jabs yet by Alex Berenson.  The subheading is A computer model claims they prevented 3 million American deaths and almost 19 million hospitalizations. Imagine what they would have done if they actually WORKED against Omicron.

The day is yet young.  I anticipate a slew more critical assessments.