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Namaste Trump and COVID-19

As per media sources their is a direct correlation between the event and sport of cases in Ahmedabad. If there are no objections I will be adding this to a separate section titled controversies or something similar.

www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/infections-rise-in-modis-home-state-81413 www.amarujala.com/amp/india-news/congress-blames-namaste-trump-program-for-corona-virus-in-gujarat Abhuik (talk) 02:37, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Objection. Please post a more popular publishing source. I will personally restructure and add this to the article then.✘ anonymousвهii 19:14, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's OK to say that a report was published in a major publication saying there was such a claim. We need to be sure a) the claim is properly attributed, i.e. who made the claim (definitely not passive voice "claims were made") and b) the claim is not confirmed in Wikipedia's voice. I.e. scrupulously follow WP:WIKIVOICE, part of the NPOV policy. ☆ Bri (talk) 20:13, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Should we even promote an unverified and a nonsensical claim about a disease in lieu of a mass misinformation campaigns and politicization of this disease? We should only use authoritative sources for any claims related to COVID-19, not political propagandists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.227.228.147 (talk) 10:11, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@110.227.228.147: Multiple reliable sources are reporting this, they can be added with proper attribution. It doesn't matter if you personally think they are wrong, I would recommend self reverting your removals. Tayi Arajakate Talk 10:20, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Can you find a better source than a political propagandist for making a claim that the event caused COVID-19? See WP:MEDRS and try finding one. This political propagandist has no degree in medical nor he has carried out any research. Why you are buying his fake news into Wikipedia? 110.227.228.147 (talk) 10:24, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you understand attribution. Attribution means presenting a statement as a claim made by someone or some entente rather than as a statement of fact, which has been presented as such. In this case, his claim has been reported by multiple reliable publications (e.g: Amar Ujala, NDTV, etc). MERDS is irrelevant here. Tayi Arajakate Talk 10:36, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your claim that we can spread fake news related to COVID-19 by attributing it to a political propagandist is meaningless. As for MEDRS, see Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources_(medicine)#Popular_press. A political propagandist cannot be used for making claims about a non-existing COVID-19 claim.
He is a member of legislative assembly and his claims can not be used as statements of fact in this case. That doesn't mean his claims can not be mentioned at all, they can be if there's significant coverage which is present in this case. WP:MEDPOP is again irrelevant here, it deals with the usage of popular press as sources of factual information on medical topics. Tayi Arajakate Talk 10:52, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Still, nothing more than a political propagandist. You are absolutely trying to get around the fake news he is spreading. Stop doing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.227.228.147 (talk) 10:59, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I would agree this is a blatant violation of WP:SOAPBOX and WP:RGW. Wareon (talk) 11:02, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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