‚Weird‘
A post shared on Facebook claims no mainstream media outlets covered the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting its “highest day EVER in history” on Nov.16. Verdict: False Media outlets such as CNN, ABC News, CNBC and CBS News covered the Dow’s performance on Nov.16. Two major U.S. stock market indexes, the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record closing highs on Nov.16 after the pharmaceutical company Moderna announced that its COVID-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective at preventing coronavirus infection, Reuters reported. The Dow gained about 471 points, according to The New York Times. A Nov.17 Facebook post falsely claims mainstream media outlets did not report on the Dow’s record closing number the previous day, saying in part, “Weird… so the DOW hit it’s (sic) highest day EVER in history yesterday and not one MSM outlet reported on it.
