On Sunday July 19, 2020, Fox News journalist Chris Wallace interviewed President Trump. Wallace opened the interview by raising the issue of the high death rate in the United States from the COVID-19 virus. The entire interview can be seen here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6XdpDOH1JA&t=8s. The time in the interview is reported at minutes and seconds. Watch the interview and discuss it with your classmates.

a. At 1:41 into the interview, Wallace says the United States has the 7^thhighest mortality rate in the world, higher than Brazil or Russia. Two minutes into the interview, the President counters by saying the United States has one of the lowest mortality rates. At 2:30, Trump says the United States has the best mortality rate in the world. What evidence does the President provide? Is this evidence credible? What is Wallace's comment about President's Trump's evidence (3:00)? Who is more credible Chris Wallace or President Trump? Is Chris Wallace guilty of "fake news" at President Trump suggests at 2.34?

b.To support his claim that the US ranks number seven in mortality, Wallace shows a Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Research Center chart at 2:55 that depicts the Observed case-fatality ratio, which is the ratio of the number of COVID deaths to positive COVID diagnoses. The higher the rank, the worse the state of the pandemic.

c.What evidence does President Trump provide? Is this evidence credible?

d. What Is wallace's comment about President Trump's evidence (3:00)?

e. Who is more credible Chris Wallace or President Trump?

f. Is Chris Wallace guilty of "fake news" as President Trump suggests at 2:34?