MLB’s great Tommy John is minimizing the COVID-19 threat, even as he fights the hospital virus. And if you think this is crazy, wait until you see his son.
John’s eldest son, Tommy John III, has been spewing out bizarre theories about the virus since the beginning, claiming that it does not exist and asking people to stop wearing masks. In response to the Post’s story about his father, John III was back on Wednesday, launching another round of dangerous misinformation on Instagram.
“Many people tell me in my struggle for health and medical freedom in the world in the last 10 months of a pandemic staging that I would ‘sing a different song’ if it affected my family or someone close to me,” he told his friends. 71,000 followers on Instagram, along with a screenshot of the Post’s story. “It is my father they are talking about, but let’s see … how should I say … IT IS NOT PANDEMIC.
“THERE IS NO VIRUS THAT CAUSES A NEW DISEASE CALLED CVD. THERE IS NO TEST THAT DETECTS A VIRUS OR AN INFECTION. MASKS ARE USELESS AND A SIGN OF OBEDIENCE AND COMPLIANCE AND ARE EXTREMELY INSALENT, ESPECIALLY IN CHILDREN. STOP TESTING. STOP USING YOUR MASK. OH … AND ALL OF YOU CAN HAVE DIBS ON MY VXXXN BECAUSE IT IS NOT REALLY A VXXXN OF ANY TIME. “
The rest of your page is filled with similar unmasked information and conspiracy theories. His previous post has a picture of the words, “what virus?”, With a caption saying that he “is still waiting for a magical flying villain to be exposed” and for the “false pandemic to be” fabricated. Deliberate. Man made. “
Your page is also full of links to virus rumor sites, as well as links to your podcast.
João III, who goes as “Dr. Tommy John ”on Instagram, is a chiropractor in San Diego and has not gone to medical school. According to his website, he holds a master’s degree in Health and Exercise Sciences from Furman University and obtained his PhD in Chiropractic from Life University, which his website notes as “a 4-year program”.
His father, who was the first MLB pitcher to return to baseball after the reconstructive elbow surgery that is now known as “Tommy John Surgery”, has slightly stepped back from his frustrated comments to The Daily Beast, where he denied the severity of the virus.
“I am not a denier. I’m fed up, baby, ”he said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press, after accusing a reporter of“ turning a small hill into a mountain ”when discussing details of his diagnosis.
Clearly, however, the youngest John has no interest in backing down on any of his bizarre claims, as he has built a reputation by denying the existence of the virus.