Thread by @DrJBhattacharya

I had the honor of testifying today in US House Subcommittee on the COVID response. The topic was on misinformation. Ironically, I was attacked by Rep. @CongressmanRaja from Illinois with misinformation. (1/5)

First, by quoting out of context, he mischaracterized a piece I wrote in January 2021. Contra the Congressman, I did not argue the epidemic was over. I argued for prioritizing the elderly in India with the limited vaccine doses it had at the time. (2/5)

theprint.in/opinion/majori…

Second, he falsely stated that a judge disqualified me as an expert in a child mask mandate case. The judge did not agree with my assessment of the science of child masking. Other judges, in other cases not mentioned by the Congressman, have agreed. (3/5)

https://twitter.com/NahasNewman/status/1456082758976118789

Finally, the Congressman red-baited me. I gave an interview in May 2020 re: a study I ran to a Chinese tv station. It is shameful that the Congressman would try to insinuate that I support the Chinese government because I communicated a scientific result to the public. (4/5)

Ironically, the Congressman made the main point of my testimony. Since unqualified people are in charge of policing "misinformation" in media & big tech, scientists risk being smeared if they speak up. No wonder so many have stayed silent as lockdown disaster has unfolded. (5/5)