Merchants of Doubt

Head in the sand

How science denial on the political right hampers the US response to COVID-19

US politics

The coronavirus pandemic appears well-managed in countries that moved swiftly with science as their guide. Countries that initially downplayed the threat, such as Italy and the United States, have seen spiking death rates as health care systems are overwhelmed.

Scientists

‘Merchants of doubt’ looks at ‘experts’ peddling junk science to the public

Science