‘Reopen’ protest movement created, boosted by fake grassroots tactics

  Many Americans have been under strict stay-at-home orders, or at least advisories, for more than a month. People are frustrated and depressed but have complied with what they’ve been asked to endure because they trust that state and local public health officials are telling the truth about the coronavirus pandemic.

  There have been passionate – and honest – arguments about how many people are likely to get sick and die under different circumstances and sets of official rules. It’s not clear how uncertain and evolving scientific findings should affect extraordinary government measures that restrict citizens’ basic freedoms.