WLOX anchor Dave Elliot has been a trusted news source for hundreds of thousands in Mississippi since 1985.

Unfortunately, he's now using that trust to spread dangerous lies—such as this false pronouncement on Facebook that it's "clear" COVID-19 "is a man made pathogen." Facebook post screenshot, Dave Elliot writes: "I think
Science has repeatedly debunked the conspiracy theories that say COVID-19 was made in a lab. It definitively is NOT a manmade virus.

WLOX Anchor Dave Elliot, I'm sorry to say, is not a trustworthy source on COVID-19.
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WLOX is owned by Gray Television, an Atlanta based conglomerate whose executives, including CEO Howell Hilton, have donated hundreds of thousands almost all to GOP candidates and GOP PACs. Hilton Howell gave $2800 to Trump on September 28 2020 and $
Gray TV execs also give thousands to the National Association of Broadcasters PAC.

It donates big bucks almost exclusively to GOP candidates and office holders.

Those candidates, who avoid answering ?s from outlets like @MSFreePress, often do interviews on Gray-owned stations. The National Association of Broadcasters PAC gave $5000 to TThe National Association of Broadcasters PAC gave $1000 to MThe National Association of Broadcasters PAC gave $1000 to RThe National Association of Broadcasters PAC gave $2660 to D

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4 Aug
As Gov. @tatereeves continues calling mask mandates in schools & elsewhere "foolish," the Pontotoc City School District is the latest to renege on a mask optional policy.

Decision comes after outbreaks forced 4 Lamar County schools to go all virtual in 9 days.

L: 7/23 R: 8/4 ImageImage
Lamar County School District began classes on July 22. By July 30, the school district had confirmed at least 217 cases among students/staff/faculty and 833 were quarantined.

Three schools had to go all virtual by Tuesday. @nickjudin says a 4th has now.
mississippifreepress.org/14305/third-la…
Forgot alt text descriptions. The first is is Pontotoc City School District's July 23 announcement that it will be "mask friendly for 2021-2022l but "masks will not be required since no mask mandates have been issued as of July 23, 2021." Image
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4 Aug
University of MS Medical Center officials say they are now at a point where 30 people are waiting on an ICU bed at any given time, with that number climbing as high as 60 at one point in recent days.
UMMC officials say that, even as ICUs are overflowing, they are struggling with a serious shortage in nurses/respiratory therapists caused both by burnt out people leaving and by sickness due to outbreaks among staff members.
Even before the current surge, which is seeing a record number of emergency room visits, UMMC and other Mississippi hospitals statewide were full with people getting needed care they'd been putting off since March 2020.
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3 Aug
Use the Alt text option when you tweet photos/images/screenshots to give them a description so folks like Dr Amy Kavanagh can share in the full Twitter experience with the rest of us.

It's easy. Before you tweet, tap the "+ALT" icon on the image, describe it and that's it. Ex: A still from Lord of the Ri...
Incidentally, that's what the "alt text" field on websites' backends (ex: when you upload photos to WordPress).
Here's a guide for writing alt text: bighack.org/how-to-write-b…
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2 Aug
Today marks one year since we published the first part in my #UMEmails investigation showing how University of Mississippi officials coddled racist donors, at times to students' detriment.

The story and others stories from those emails continues to unfold.mississippifreepress.org/4876/the-fabri…
Those emails showed how, even as journalism school officials pursued alum Shepard Smith to help with fundraising by making appearances on campus, the journalism school dean disparaged his sexuality behind the scenes. #UMEmails
mississippifreepress.org/5004/ums-cultu…
UM officials initially spoke of reforms in the wake of the series, but campus police and UM's Title VII/Title IX office launched investigations to unmask the #UMEmails whistleblowers after they began questioning administrators' pay & promotion practices. mississippifreepress.org/7134/um-probes…
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2 Aug
NEW: Yet *another* Lamar County school is closing & going all-virtual amid COVID-19 outbreaks. Oak Grove Middle School is the 3rd to do so.

Districtwide, there were 217 cases among and 833 quarantined in the first seven days (masks weren't required). mississippifreepress.org/14305/third-la…
Lamar County's 2021 school year is starting out A LOT worse than 2020. Comparison of first 7 days:

Student Cases:
2020: 5
2021: 178

Educator Cases:
2020: 5
2021: 39

Students Quarantined:
2020: 53
2021: 773

Educators Quarantined:
2020: 34
2021: 60 mississippifreepress.org/14305/third-la…
What's the difference between the first seven days of the school year in 2020 and the first seven days in 2021?

For starters, @tatereeves mandated masks in 2020 from day one. He refuses to in 2021, and the Lamar County School District followed his example.mississippifreepress.org/14305/third-la…
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1 Aug
In Pearl River County, a 16-year-old died of COVID-19 last week.

The local hospital is out of ICU beds after the number of COVID-19 patients doubled in six days.

Naturally, when Pearl River County School District students return Aug. 5, masks will be "optional for all..." 🙃 PRC return plan says: "Personal Protective Equipment: F
Meanwhile, two schools in the nearby Lamar County School District, which began classes on July 22 with no mask requirements, have shut down in-person classes and will go all virtual starting Monday amid widespread outbreaks during their first full week.
mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbr…
After the Lamar County shutdowns, several Mississippi districts reversed planned "mask optional" policies, including the Poplarville School District in Pearl River County.

But the Pearl River County School District still plans a mask optional school year. mississippifreepress.org/14272/as-outbr…
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