April 9, 2020

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Disobedient Media examines the impact of Media Bias Fact Check and similar sites on public discourse during the current tempestuous news cycle.

UK PM Johnson's condition improving as he fights COVID-19 in intensive care: minister April 8, 2020
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's condition is improving and he is able to sit up in bed and engage with clinical staff, finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday as Johnson remained in intensive care battling COVID-19.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now April 8, 2020
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
Factbox: Latest on the spread of the coronavirus around the world April 8, 2020
The number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus exceeded 1.41 million globally and the death toll crossed 83,400, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT.
Trump holds support of political base in virus-prone states April 8, 2020
Earl Kerr, a 57-year-old electrical contractor in Jacksonville, Florida, says he fears for his 80-year-old mother, who entered an assisted living facility just before the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States. And he says he worries that the tanking economy will sink his small business.
Bernie Sanders suspends 2020 Democratic presidential campaign April 8, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign on Wednesday, making former Vice President Joe Biden the presumptive nominee to face Republican President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election.