OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for posting Covid-19 hoax on social media

    (CNN)A Texas man was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for spreading a hoax related to Covid-19 on social media, prosecutors said.

    Evidence showed Christopher Charles Perez, 40, posted two threatening messages on Facebook in April 2020, falsely claiming he paid someone infected with Covid-19 to "lick items at grocery stores in the San Antonio area to scare people away" from the businesses, the US Attorney's Office in the Western District of Texas said in a news release Monday.

    Perez was found guilty of two counts for violating a federal law that criminalizes false information and hoaxes related to biological weapons, prosecutors said.

    The Southwest Texas Fusion Center (SWTFC) received an online tip on April 5, 2020, of a screenshot of the post, and the FBI in San Antonio investigated the matter, according to the news release.

    "The threat was false. Perez did not pay someone to intentionally spread coronavirus at grocery stores, according to investigators and Perez's own admissions," prosecutors said in the news release.

    Perez's fabricated social media posts came at a time when Covid-19 had just begun widely spreading in the US -- shutting down many non-essential businesses and upending life across the country and around the globe.

    In addition to the 15-month prison sentence, Perez must also pay a $1,000 fine, prosecutors said.

    "Trying to scare people with the threat of spreading dangerous diseases is no joking matter," US Attorney Ashley C. Hoff said in the news release.

    The US Department of Justice created the Covid-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force last May to combat pandemic-related fraud.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/us/texas-man-sentenced-covid-hoax/index.html
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    I grew up mowing the lawns of Ron Wyden and Earl Blumenaur….. they still owe me. I’m going to get them to tell you to take a driving class for old ladies.*



















    *No offense to any old ladies out there.
     
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    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You didn't grow up last Saturday.

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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    You mean, like vaccines ?
     
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    I don’t think people are claiming that here, are they?
     
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    Right - because things that aren't 100% perfect have no value at all.

    I wonder how many people who make that argument would be willing to be held to that standard themselves?
     
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    my old lady reported you to the Blazers.*




    *for your weak work in the tv truck.
     
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    smh
     
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    If you don't know how a vaccine works by now, you've been played.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    you post so much anti-vax shit while admittedly BEING VACCINATED.

    just wondering... is this your continued trolling, or do you simply mimic the idiots in the republican party? They all are doing this hypocritical shit to inspire doubt in the vaccine, while all getting it themselves.
     
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    You don't want news updates on the safety of the vaccines? I would think you would..a whole picture of pros and cons are important to have.
     
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    i'm talking about your posts. When was the last time you posted anything even remotely pro vaccination?
     
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  15. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Sunday? Andrew Wiggins getting vaxxed
     
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  16. illmatic99

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    sure.

    this is incredibly informative.

    you know what you're doing. but i'm almost certain you'd be first in line the moment they announce that you're eligible for a booster.
     
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    So why are we using this argument to say that regular testing is bad when it's the same for the vaccine ? Double standards hello ?
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    I'd get the booster even before I'm eligible. As I've stated numerous times, I'm vaccinated and encourage all to get the vaccine. I don't think its a pancea as many claim it to be, I'm not going to be doing a vaccinated dance or chant, nor am I going to wear an "I'm vaccinated sticker" or what not and I think many will get a false sense of confidence even if they get vaccinated.
     
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    And yet you continually post stuff that propagates vaccine hesitancy?

    Is this what you do on your social media platforms or just trolling here?
     
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    These are real concerns that people have. If I were a person making a decision, I'd want to see both sides of the issue, not just listen to one side of things. For example, I'd like to know why the booster isn't approved yet. There are mumblings of heart issues and what not, and its important to know why.
     
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