Selome Hailu editorDick Farrel, a right-wing Floridian radio host, has died of complications from COVID-19, according to local news station WPTV.Farrel was vocal about his opposition to vaccination and general skepticism about the severity of the pandemic.
On July 1, he made a Facebook post claiming to personally know two people in critical condition with COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
On July 7, he called Dr. Anthony Fauci a “power tripping lying freak.” These posts were among several others of the same sentiment, including at least one removed by Facebook for including misinformation, according to The Hill.
Radio veteran Dick Farrel has passed. pic.twitter.com/dxxPcKSQHA— T.A. Walker (@timallanwalker) August 6, 2021But once Farrel.
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