Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who as a diabetic is at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, has participated remotely in recent Supreme Court arguments. But Ted Nugent posted a bogus headline on Facebook — using a CNBC logo and byline — with the unfounded claim that Sotomayor tested positive for the disease. A CNBC spokesperson said the outlet didn’t publish it.
As we’ve written, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is diabetic and therefore at a higher risk for serious illness or death from COVID-19, has participated remotely in recent oral court arguments.
An NPR report said Sotomayor worked from her chambers because of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s refusal to wear a face mask, even after Chief Justice John Roberts allegedly asked the other justices to mask up for the sake of Sotomayor.
The NPR report was republished in several publications, including CNBC and USA Today.
On Jan. 18, the same day those reports were published, Ted Nugent — a rock musician and conservative activist with a history of sharing false claims about COVID-19 vaccines — posted an image of a fake CNBC headline on Facebook claiming that Sotomayor tested positive for COVID-19. The post has received more than 11,000 likes and shares.
“SUPREME COURT JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 DESPITE TRIPLE VACCINATION, DILIGENT MASKING AND WORKING FROM HOME,” read the fabricated headline, which was created to look like a screenshot from a CNBC article.
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