One coronavirus “truther” who called the lockdown a “political ploy” has died of COVID-19. According to reports, John W.
McDaniel died at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio last Wednesday weeks after testing positive for the virus in late March.
His death was as ironic as it was tragic, seeing as the 60-year-old was reportedly dismissing the pandemic as a hoax just a month ago.
In a March 13 Facebook post, the Ohio man dubbed the deadly virus a “political ploy,” writing: Wow. Be careful what you ask for, Perezcious readers. Related: Young Daughter Of Michigan First Responders Dies Of Coronavirus In a post two days later, McDaniel claimed that state governors didn’t have the “authority” to shut down bars, adding that anyone who