Wherever comedian Jon-Bernard Kairouz is getting his (up until now) unerringly accurate COVID predictions, unlike so much misinformation on the pandemic, he’s both on the money and funny.
This pandemic has been utterly flush with bullshit, most of it irresponsible, much of it dangerous. From rabid anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers to celebrities (and celebrity presidents) spreading misinformation and contributing to sickness and deaths around the globe.
Australia has a new bullshitter-in-chief — and he’s quite marvellous. And unlike the woo-woo crowd, he’s bringing laughs instead of deaths.
He’s also bringing the correct coronavirus numbers. Jon-Bernard Kairouz has been “predicting” NSW’s daily COVID-19 caseload via TikTok videos before the numbers are officially announced. And until today, when his prediction of 109 turned out to be off the mark, he was on a winning streak. Many suspect he has a very good leak inside the NSW Health Department — which seems like the only plausible route for the information he releases a couple of hours after officials have collated the day’s numbers.
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