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these headlines leave readers panic-stricken. Why?
Because a simple fact is missing: people in the US
are dying at a rate of one person every six seconds
anyway, regardless of the coronavirus. It’s all relative!

• NY Post headline: “Coronavirus killing
people in New York City at rate of one every
17 minutes”
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• Today.com headline: “Number of US
coronavirus deaths now exceeds 9/11 death
toll”
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• Foxnews.com headline: White House
projects 100K to 240K coronavirus deaths as
Trump tells US to prepare for ‘very painful
two weeks’
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Fear and panic are contagious. And the media is
spreading fear to everyone. These headlines aren’t
communicating the facts; they’re instilling fear. Now
that you have seen the progression of the fear and
panic that was created by the media, we need to ask
ourselves a very important question. That question is
“who is the coronavirus killing”?

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