Story of the Week The Implosion of a Leading Anti-COVID Vaccine Group

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Simone Gold, a former ER doctor, is the founder of a non-profit called “America’s Frontline Doctors,” known for spreading misinformation about COVID. After she was arrested for taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection, she received millions of dollars in donations. And that’s when the feuding within her organization began. 

You can read Joel Stein’s Financial Times story, “How a squad of MAGA warriors flush with cash turned on each other” here.

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Joel Stein

Joel Stein, host of the Story of the Week podcast, has been a journalist for 25 years, including 20 at Time magazine where he wrote 22 cover stories. Stein has…