What’s the Real Data? A Look at the Relevant Statistics of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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🗓️ 21 May 2020

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Would you believe that over half of the counties in the U.S. have had no COVID-19 deaths? This, as it turns out, happens to be true. Drew Gonshorowski, a research fellow in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation, and Kevin Dayaratna, a research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, join The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about the data behind the coronavirus pandemic. We also cover these stories: President Trump said he might keep funding from Michigan and Nevada over mail-in voting. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he made the recommendation to Trump to fire Inspector General Steve Linick. Senate Republicans have issued a subpoena to a company affiliated with the Ukrainian company Burisma Holdings, which Hunter Biden, the son of former vice president Joe Biden, sat on the board of. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, May 21st. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.3	And I'm Rachel Dool Judas.
0:12.0	Fact or fiction, over half of US counties have had no COVID-19 deaths.
0:17.0	This, as it turns out, happens to be fact. Drew Gond Shorowski, a research fellow in the Center for Data Analysis at the Heritage Foundation,
0:26.7	and Kevin Diorotna, a research fellow at the Heritage Foundation, joined me today on the
0:31.2	Daily Cinema Podcast to talk about the data behind the coronavirus pandemic.
0:35.6	Don't forget. If you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or a five-star
0:40.9	rating on Apple Podcasts and encourage others to subscribe.
0:44.3	Now, under our top news.
0:45.8	President Trump said he might keep coronavirus aid funding from Michigan and Nevada because they are pursuing mail and voting.
0:55.4	On Wednesday, Trump tweeted, breaking, Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people
1:01.9	ahead of primaries in the general election.
1:05.2	This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State.
1:10.1	I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this voter fraud path.
1:15.0	A spokesperson for Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, said in a statement via
1:20.8	M-Live.
1:21.8	President Donald Trump's statement is false. The Bureau of Elections is mailing
1:26.6	absent voter applications, not ballots. Applications are mailed nearly every
1:31.3	election cycle by both major parties and countless
1:34.2	advocacy and nonpartisan organizations. Just like them we have full authority to
1:39.0	mail applications to ensure voters know they have the right to vote safely by mail.
1:44.0	Trump subsequently deleted the incorrect tweet and posted a new
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