Episode 1278 • • 15:37 - 23:49
1278: Lockdown Face
Harris County Data Backlog, Falsified COVID-19 Threat Levels
A Harris County City Council meeting features testimony regarding a massive backlog of over one million COVID-19 tests that were dumped into the system in August. Officials allegedly recorded these old cases as new daily positives to justify keeping the county at a "red" threat level. While the reported 14-day average was 973 cases, the actual average of new cases was approximately 272, suggesting data manipulation to maintain emergency restrictions.