Adam Carolla Hits Back Over Article Claiming He ‘Falsely’ Suggested It’s The ‘Old Or Sick Or Both’ Death From COVID

Katie JerkovichDecember 29, 2022

Comedy comedian Adam Carolla reacted to an article that claimed that the comedian had been dragged. “falsely suggesting” It is not the only one. “old or sick or both” The death of COVID

The 58-year-old comedian Appelled out Newsweek On Twitter Over an article with a headline that said, “Radio Host Adam Carolla Says Only ‘Old or Sick’ Die of Coronavirus, Asks ‘Who’s Going to Get Played Next Time.’”

“Tell me all about what I got wrong or shut the f*** up ‘news organization,’” Carolla sent a tweet to his many thousands of followers.

Please tell me about the mistakes I made or don’t bother. “news organization” https://t.co/WzoOePCZHs

— Adam Carolla (@adamcarolla) December 29, 2022

In Carolla’s original tweet, he wrote, “Turns out the people dying from covid are old or sick or both. How many of you p****s got played ? and[sic] who’s going to get played the next time?”

In the first paragraph of Newsweek’s article, the author wrote that Carolla “was blasted on Twitter after falsely suggesting only the ‘old or sick’ die from COVID-19, while insulting those who ‘got played’ by believing medical experts.”

One sentence can be found several paragraphs lower in the same article. “the sick and elderly are more susceptible to serious complications or death due to COVID-19,” but added that’s not the only group “the virus kills.”

November The Washington Post The headline read: “Covid becomes plague of elderly, reviving debate over ‘acceptable loss.’”

It was noted in the piece that “nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older — the highest rate ever,” according the Post’s analysis of CDC data. The Post’s analysis also found that “more than 300 people are still dying each day on average from covid-19, most of them 65 or older.”

Carolla has been vocal about the pandemic and pointed out hypocrisy in politicians during it. California Governor Gavin Newsom He discouraged families from coming together in November 2020 and went out for a fancy dinner and with friends. He also called out President Joe Biden as well as CNN anchors who he said scared everyone by each COVID variant. reported.