Mechanics of Fake News

This interesting low-IQ individual posted this on social media.  Since this author personally knows Pastor Greg Locke, the decision was made to see how deep the #FakeNews runs on this story.

Quarantine Camps / Facilities
From  the article in question:
MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — The pastor of a Mt. Juliet church claims Governor Bill Lee has allowed for the creation of “quarantine camps” for Tennesseans who refuse to get vaccinated.

From  Executive Order 83 - part 18 on page 8:
Temporary quarantine and isolation facilities may be constructed.

The only question is whether the word "facility" can be a synonym of "camp." Most knowledgeable speakers of the English language would understand the synonym relationship here.

Hospital Occupancy
Also from the #FakeNews article:
While the Tennessee Department of Health reports 11% of hospital floor beds and 8% of ICU beds are available in the state, Pastor Locke expressed his disagreement.

Clearly, the implication is that there is room in the hospitals, and that would be contrary to Locke's statement. 

But the same publication also published  this article, suggesting:
The Tennessee Department of Health says members of the Tennessee National Guard will deploy to hospitals to respond to the rising number of hospitalizations in the state to fill the bed and staffing shortages.

Once again, it seems the "news" outlet is trying to twist words to make Locke look bad or inaccurate.

Masks
The article also makes the claim:
Pastor Locke said last month during another service that his congregation should not buy into the Delta variant “nonsense,” and added that he would kick out members who show up in a mask.

The reality is that the sign clearly indicates that persons have the option to either remove masks, or remain in their cars. Truth of the matter is that members of Global Vision are not showing up in masks.  The only people who have since the sign was put up are folks who wish to cause trouble or cast the church in a bad light.  The rest of the congregants choose Faith over Fear.

The sign:



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