Press Release

Against health experts’ advice, Republican Senate candidate Jason Lewis continues to dismiss peoples’ fears about coronavirus, refuses to acknowledge that the pandemic remains a real threat to Minnesotans, and blatantly peddles misinformation and debunked conspiracy theories.

Earlier this week, Lewis took to the radio show “Justice & Drew” to claim that steps to flatten the COVID-19 curve and save lives–such as the importance of social distancing–are an attempt to “scare people,” saying “they’re just trying to basically scare people, which has long been a tactic of the state, to scare people into anything — you can give up your liberty because you’re scared” [41:20].

In the same interview, Lewis continues spreading misinformation to Minnesotans–doubling down on a COVID-19 conspiracy theory that the government would make people get “vaccines with tattoos to make certain you’ve got one,” (the conspiracy theory has been debunked here and here and here). [43:07]

Lewis refusal to follow the expert advice of medical professionals shows that his agenda and worldviews are in stark contrast to what Minnesotans need and deserve.