@SpikeTalon - I never said there was strong evidence for 50,000 US individuals having the coronavirus, only that I had read estimates "as high as". This estimate was due to the relative low level of testing in the US compared with other nations and the president initially calling the severity of the pandemic a hoax.
 [finance.yahoo.com]

I believe any news source could contain facts but I tend to trust those I believe are more to the center - they are not all only either left or right. When I read something from what I consider a more extreme source, I tend to try to find the story from a  more trusted source to verify what the other has reported. The following link reflects more closely my position on the right-wing/left-wing media situation.
[dollieslager.tncc.edu]

I never accused you of saying Trump didn't need to be tested, but Trump did say that he didn't need to be. This is terribly irresponsible when the president had exposure to multiple individuals who had been in contact with others who had tested positive for the disease as well as exposure to individuals who tested positive. His initial refusal to be tested saying "I feel fine" provided a terrible example for other Americans regarding testing.
[fortune.com]

Finally, I never accused you of believing the coronavirus epidemic was a hoax; I said the president has said as much. He claims his remarks were in reference to criticism from Democrats, but Trump has continually downplayed the seriousness of the pandemic at each step which conveys that the whole situation is a hoax. Criticism of Trump's poor response to the pandemic is valid and his hoax rhetoric is reminiscent of his similar claims of the Mueller investigation or his impeachment both of which were far more damning of the president than he or his GOP defenders would admit. A reasonable person would rightly suspect the same is happening again.
 [theatlantic.com]