Liberal network CNN was ripped by critics Monday over a tweet suggesting there was a link between obesity and serious illness or death related to the coronavirus, a connection already well-known from data compiled earlier in the pandemic. Critics quickly took to social media to slam CNN, with some questioning why it took so long for the liberal network to acknowledge the data that was already widely known. "A truly shocking development," one critic jokingly wrote, while another thanked the network for finally "catching up." Some jokingly argued that keeping them open would have helped prevent people from gaining weight and becoming more susceptible to a serious case of the coronavirus, or even death. OBESITY: MORE THAN HALF OF YOUNG ADULTS ARE OVERWEIGHT, STUDY SAYSOthers turned their criticism towards Twitter itself, arguing that CNN's tweet contained essentially the same content as a tweet from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., which partially led to her getting permanently suspended from the platform other weekend.

Source: CNN January 03, 2022 21:23 UTC