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Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:50 pm
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A Florida taxi driver, who believed false claims that coronavirus was a hoax, has lost his wife to Covid-19.
Brian Lee Hitchens and his wife, Erin, had read claims online that the virus was fabricated, linked to 5G or similar to the flu.
The couple didn't follow health guidance or seek help when they fell ill in early May. Brian recovered but his 46-year-old wife became critically ill and died this month from heart problems linked to the virus.
Brian spoke to the BBC in July as part of an investigation into the human cost of coronavirus misinformation. At the time, his wife was on a ventilator in hospital.
Erin, a pastor in Florida, had existing health problems - she suffered from asthma and a sleeping disorder.
Her husband explained that the couple did not follow health guidance at the start of the pandemic because of the false claims they had seen online.
Brian continued to work as a taxi driver and to collect his wife's medicine without observing social distancing rules or wearing a mask.
They had also failed to seek help as soon as possible when they fell ill in May and were both subsequently diagnosed with Covid-19.
Brian told BBC News that he "wished [he'd] listened from the beginning" and hoped his wife would forgive him.
Brian said he and his wife didn't have one firm belief about Covid-19. Instead, they switched between thinking the virus was a hoax, linked to 5G technology, or a real, but mild ailment. They came across these theories on Facebook.
"We thought the government was using it to distract us," Brian explained, "or it was to do with 5G."
But after the couple fell ill with the virus in May, Brian took to Facebook in a viral post to explain that he'd been misled by what he'd seen online about the virus.
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Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:51 pm to Street Hawk
What was her underlying condition? She fat?
Well there ya go
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Erin, a pastor in Florida, had existing health problems - she suffered from asthma and a sleeping disorder.
Well there ya go
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:51 pm to Street Hawk
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But after the couple fell ill with the virus in May, Brian took to Facebook in a viral post to explain that he'd been misled by what he'd seen online about the virus.
Conspiratorial websites will do that to you.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm to Street Hawk
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Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19
Prayers that they will find her soon!
This post was edited on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm to Street Hawk
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they switched between thinking the virus was a hoax, linked to 5G technology, or a real, but mild ailment.
So are they saying that if they believed in the virus she would be alive?
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm to Street Hawk
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"We thought the government was using it to distract us," Brian explained, "or it was to do with 5G."
Can someone ELI5 why so many people are terrified of 5G?
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm to Street Hawk
fake concern troll article
sucks his wife died though
sucks his wife died though
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:52 pm to Street Hawk
Her pre-existing condition was being a tub-o-lard
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:53 pm to Street Hawk
They were both fat and she had asthma.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:54 pm to Street Hawk
DNC paid him to say this guaranteed
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:56 pm to jclem11
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Can someone ELI5 why so many people are terrified of 5G?
My theory about 5G and corona is that there really is no such thing as COVID19. The symptoms people are getting is a reaction to 5G. It's no coincidence that the virus began during the 5G rollout.
The virus was used as a coverup for the rollout and they knew it would be deadly but still worth it to them.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 1:58 pm to OysterPoBoy
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This post was edited on 10/18/21 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to Street Hawk
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Brian continued to work as a taxi driver and to collect his wife's medicine without observing social distancing rules or wearing a mask.
Wait - I thought the masks were to protect other people?
They're going to have to get the bullshite straight - they're talking in circles again.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:02 pm to The Boat
So I see she was fat after all just not mentioned in the article.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:03 pm to Eighteen
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sucks his wife died though
Sure - and I don't want my post to suggest I don't think this as well.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:03 pm to Street Hawk
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They came across these theories on Facebook.
No BBC, you're not getting to control information on Facebook you pieces of shite.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:04 pm to lsutiger2010
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hey didn't seek medical attention when they contracted the virus
So they caught the virus they thought was fake and started having real symptoms but still thought it was fake enough not to seek medical attention.
I think these people are just idiots.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:04 pm to tigerbutt
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So I see she was fat after all just not mentioned in the article.
The article wasnt really about the guys wide dying, it was about slandering Facebook because Facebook isnt censorious enough for the leftist media industrial complex.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:06 pm to jclem11
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Can someone ELI5 why so many people are terrified of 5G?
One idiot posted it on the net using big words and thousands of morons read it and thought it sounded plausible.
Posted on 8/24/20 at 2:08 pm to dagrippa
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One idiot posted it on the net using big words and thousands of morons read it and thought it sounded plausible.
I think the real idiots are the ones thinking there will be no adverse medical conditions due to the rollout of 5G.
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