The Miami Herald was pounded over the weekend for an editorial hailing controversial former Florida Department of Health employee Rebekah Jones receiving 'whistleblower' status for her brazen claims of being ordered to manipulate the state's coronavirus data.
Florida deputy secretary of health Dr. Shamarial Roberson a"murderer" who wanted her to"manually alter figures" on COVID-positivity rates to meet state re-opening goals.
Critics have charged Jones with being a serial fabulist who never even held the authority she claimed, and said she lacks evidence to bolster her shocking charges.
The Herald's editorial added that Jones,"like her nemesis DeSantis, is not perfect." Jones was arrested and charged with illegally hacking into Florida's messaging system in January, and her checkered past includes multiple arrests and firings. "An investigation continues, and with the cover of whistleblower status. Jones will need to vigorously back up her allegations and the state, its defense," the Herald wrote.
The editorial got Jones' seal of approval; she told her followers to subscribe to the south Florida newspaper. Critics blasted the Herald for the editorial; some for equivocating between her and DeSantis and others for not providing more context about her situation.
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