A picture shared on Facebook purportedly shows a recent anti-lockdown protest in Vienna, Austria. Verdict: False The picture shows a protest that occurred in Russia in 1991, not a recent protest in Austria. Fact Check: The Austrian government announced last week that it would be implementing a national lockdown and a vaccine mandate in response…
FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show A Protest Against COVID-19 Lockdowns In Austria?
November 24, 2021 by
Virginia Republican Glenn Youngkin Unveils ‘Day One’ Plan: Tax Cuts; Bans on Critical Race Theory, Lockdowns
August 31, 2021 by
FAIRFAX, Virginia — Republican Glenn Youngkin, who is running for governor of Virginia, laid out his “day one game plan” on Monday, emphasizing new tax cuts to offset struggles with cost inflation and reassuring his supporters he would rid classrooms of Critical Race Theory (CRT). Youngkin, a former CEO of the Carlyle Group, formally introduced…
Exclusive — Report: Lockdowns Crippled State Economies, Reopenings Did Not Increase Case Rates
August 11, 2021 by
As it turns out, shuttering businesses, keeping children out of schools, and devastating economies with stringent lockdown measures is not the answer to keeping the Chinese coronavirus pandemic under control, according to a new study from the Beacon Center of Tennessee. The study, which Breitbart News obtained exclusively before its release, compared four states: Tennessee…
DeSantis on Lockdowns: ‘We’re Not Shutting Down,’ Schools Will Open, ‘We’re Protecting Every Floridian Job’
August 4, 2021 by
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference on Tuesday that his state will not return to lockdown protocol in the wake of the Delta variant of the coronavirus. DeSantis held a presser to announce the progress his administration has made to preserve Florida’s Everglades and distribute water throughout the state, and a…
Gov. Kristi Noem Blasted Other Republicans For Lockdowns, But She Didn’t Entirely Oppose Them, Either
July 18, 2021 by
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem made headlines last week for calling out fellow GOP governors on lockdowns, but her own record on the issue isn’t spotless. Noem has consistently claimed she is the only governor in America not to order any business or church to shut down. A closer examination of her record reveals…
Fauci: I Don’t Think U.S. Made Mistakes with Lockdowns
March 23, 2021 by
On Monday’s “Hugh Hewitt Show,” White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said he doesn’t think the United States made mistakes with lockdowns. Host Hugh Hewitt asked, “If you’re studying the data, have you led to any conclusion on lockdowns? Because we have some states like California that went in hard for lockdowns, they’re not…
Alex Marlow to Tucker Carlson: Joe Biden’s Speech Ignored Government’s ‘Anti-Science Lockdowns,’ Nursing Home Deaths, Open Borders, Trump’s Role in Vaccine Development
March 12, 2021 by
Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow, author of and host of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily, joined Thursday’s edition of Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News Channel to discuss how President Joe Biden’s speech about the COVID-19 outbreak made no mention of government-decreed lockdowns. Marlow also highlighted Biden’s refusal to acknowledge threats to public health posed by an…
250,000 Small British Businesses Expected to Be Destroyed by Coronavirus Lockdowns This Year
March 2, 2021 by
The coronavirus lockdowns implemented by the British government will force at least a quarter of a million small businesses to shut down for good if they are not bailed out by the taxpayer, business leaders have predicted. Over the next year, at least 250,000 are expected to go under, according to a survey conducted by…
Gov. Ron DeSantis: Florida ‘Oasis of Freedom’ in Country of Lockdowns
February 27, 2021 by
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) called his state an “oasis of freedom” on Friday during his speech to CPAC. The governor, who has followed a strategy of remaining open during the coronavirus pandemic, welcomed attendees from across the country to the Sunshine State. “We are an oasis of freedom in a nation that’s suffering in…
‘We Are Turning Into A Version Of A Totalitarian State’: Liberal Author Naomi Wolf Knocks Lockdowns
February 24, 2021 by
February 22, 2021 11:09 PM ET Liberal author Naomi Wolf said Monday that COVID-19 lockdowns are turning America “into a version of a totalitarian state.” WATCH: During an interview on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Wolf said the COVID-19 pandemic has been used by the government to curb freedoms, bringing the U.S. closer to a…
‘We Need A Reason To Get Up In The Morning’: Goya CEO Says Lockdowns Are Killing America
January 15, 2021 by
Goya Foods President and CEO Robert Unanue said Friday that coronavirus-induced lockdowns are destroying the people and economy of the United States because “we need a reason to get up in the morning.” “The worst thing we can do is shut down our economy,” Unanue told “Fox & Friends.” “We need a reason to get…
Local Sheriffs Are Pushing Back on Some of the Lockdown’s Harsher Measures
December 16, 2020 by
The elected law enforcement officials aren’t taking kindly to Democratic governors’ unilateral edicts on public health.The limits of the government’s power to follow through with some of its public-health orders are being tested as states impose new restrictions on private gatherings because of COVID-19.“You have due process,” said Sheriff Richard Giardino, of Fulton County, N.Y.…
Fight the Lockdowns in the Name of Public Liberty
December 12, 2020 by
Church parishioners are now being punished for gathering to express their faith. George Washington warned us about this.On Sunday, November 29, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) blockaded nearly 100 parishioners at Church of God Restoration on the side of the highway. One person was fined and reportedly more penalties may follow. A week prior,…
With Lockdowns, ‘Thanksgiving Is A Class C Misdemeanour,’ Says Mark Steyn
November 26, 2020 by
Fox News contributor Mark Steyn said Wednesday that with lockdowns across America, “Thanksgiving is a class C misdemeanour.” Steyn noted Democratic Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s draconian response to the holiday and that she “knows that to govern is to prioritize. In Portland, the anarchists have had the run of the city all year and unfortunately…
Stop the Lockdowns and Let People Take Their Own Risks
November 20, 2020 by
Government has no right to infringe on our liberties in this way, even if there is a pandemic going on.Demonstrators rally outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building regarding the continued closure of businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic on May 15, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)The City of Philadelphia has announced that…
Dr. Scot Atlas Tells Citizens To ‘Rise Up’ In Face Of Further Lockdowns In Michigan
November 17, 2020 by
November 16, 2020 7:51 PM ET Dr. Scott Atlas urged people to “rise up” Sunday against new lockdown measures announced by Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Atlas, an adviser to President Donald Trump regarding the pandemic, urged the public to resist lockdown measures on the news that Whitmer had announced a fresh lockdown for her…