An article published this week by The Daily Beast has been widely criticized for seeming to blame South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for the death of her own grandmother.
On Nov. 22, Noem announced on Facebook that "we lost my grandma today." Arlys Arnold, who was 98, was finally laid to rest Monday.
Arnold was a resident at the Estelline Nursing & Care Center, which according to a report from the South Dakota-based outlet Keloland News had been suffering a big uptick in coronavirus cases and deaths among its residents.