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Jose Garcia

(2,607 posts)
Thu May 26, 2022, 09:03 PM May 2022

Florida IG report: 'Insufficient evidence' for DeSantis critic's claims of Covid cover-up

Source: NBC News

A prominent critic of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Covid response made “unsubstantiated” and "unfounded" claims that state health officials had fired her because she refused to present manipulated data online, according to an inspector general’s report obtained by NBC News on Thursday.

The 27-page report from the Florida Department of Health’s Office of Inspector General said it found "insufficient evidence" or no evidence to support Rebekah Jones' accusations that she was asked to falsify Covid positivity rates or misrepresent them on the state’s dashboard she helped design. The report also "exonerated" officials accused by Jones of wrongdoing because they removed a data section from the website to ensure that private individual health information was not released publicly.

The independent report paints a portrait of an employee who did not understand public health policy or the significance of epidemiological data, did not have high-level access to crucial information and leveled claims that made professional health officials "skeptical."

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-ig-report-insufficient-evidence-desantis-critics-claims-covid-rcna30647

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Florida IG report: 'Insufficient evidence' for DeSantis critic's claims of Covid cover-up (Original Post) Jose Garcia May 2022 OP
Florida Government clears Florida Government of wrongdoing, more details at 11 ck4829 May 2022 #1
That's how it works around here. Baitball Blogger May 2022 #3
THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 May 2022 #7
I don't believe anything coming out of Floriduh. Either the people at the top are crooked, LenaBaby61 May 2022 #8
And another comfortable retirement Turbineguy May 2022 #2
Who needs an independent review when you can just pat yourself on the back! sakabatou May 2022 #4
as despicable as DeSantis is stopdiggin May 2022 #5
+10 nt reACTIONary May 2022 #6

LenaBaby61

(6,979 posts)
8. I don't believe anything coming out of Floriduh. Either the people at the top are crooked,
Sat May 28, 2022, 09:18 PM
May 2022

Or, they're appointed by DeathSantis, and they lie and are just as crooked as DeathSantis.

I'll hold judgement on whomever asserted that Jones was lying with her case

stopdiggin

(11,384 posts)
5. as despicable as DeSantis is
Fri May 27, 2022, 12:52 AM
May 2022

and as much damage as the man has wrought (Covid and otherwise) - Jones was a poor choice to hang a hat on from the very beginning. Suggesting no real surprise here from anyone that had been following her 'case.'

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