Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is in hot water after making several factually incorrect statements regarding the coronavirus during oral arguments.
“We have over 100,000 children, which we’ve never had before, in serious condition, many on ventilators,” said Justice Sotomayor.
However, Breitbart fact checkers (and many more) have proven her to be wildly inaccurate.
“There are about 4,000 children in hospital from coronavirus,” reports Breitbart.
Justice Sotomayor during this oral arguments:
– Claimed covid deaths are at an all time high
– Claimed that Omicron has been deadlier than Delta
– Claimed 100K children are hospitalized with covid
– Said OSHA's regulatory authority is a federal "police power."— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 7, 2022
Here is Justice Sotomayor saying that "hospitals are almost all full capacity" and there are "over 100,000 children" hospitalized with covid "many on ventilators.
None of those things are true. Not even close. pic.twitter.com/MqWEL2UvJg
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) January 7, 2022
Per The Washington Post:
More than 4,000 children were hospitalized with covid-19 across the nation Wednesday, Washington Post figures show, marking a new high that towers above previous peaks set during the summer when the delta variant was driving up infections.
The tally, which includes confirmed as well as suspected pediatric covid-19 patients, reflects a steep rise in infections in that group. Less than two weeks ago, on Christmas, fewer than 2,000 children were in hospitals with covid.
The seven-day average of pediatric hospitalizations was slightly lower at 3,713. Hospitalizations of adults are also rising rapidly.
It’s not exactly clear why Sotomayor was so inaccurate or why she made such strange claims.