Raed Arafat says that the Romanians were lied to by means of television, YouTube, but also social networks, when it comes to the Coronavirus and vaccination, and this brought Romania to the disastrous situation in which it is at the moment.
Raed Arafat has been saying for some time that Romanians should be much more alert to messages that urge anything other than protection and compliance with the rules because because of them there is a risk that they will die, something that we see happening daily now.
"There are people who spread fake news during debates on some televisions, who invite such people, and these people come up with theories against vaccination, speak out against any measure taken by the authorities to limit the spread of the disease, and some have even reached to deny the existence of the pandemic, although it is recognized by the whole world.
Free speech is guaranteed, it's something we all respect, but when you have people who have no scientific basis come out and comment on things they don't know about and come with false information, distorted information, in a country in which has reached 300 deaths per day, it is a moment when you have to decide - yes, we continue to let them make fun of any decision that is made or, at least where the transmission is made through mass media channels to the media, there to think - I didn't say that we will do it, but to think - the respective channels if they want to continue to be responsible for what we see in the country.
Because, in the end, this microphone is given to them by someone who tells them "please tell" and this situation has already had a major impact in Romania and this impact is what we are seeing now."
