The story of a scientist who tried to stand for the truth and avoid Covid politics

NPR A scientist tried to stand up for the truth during a pandemic when political rhetoric and conspiracies were clouding everyone’s world. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the truth has often felt elusive. As conspiracy theories, misinformation and political rhetoric took hold early on, many people found themselves unsure of what to believe. Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei from NPR’s history podcast Throughline brings us the story of a scientist who tried to avoid the politics and landed at the center of a political storm.

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