The drive-up testing site at Cherry Health in Grand Rapids. (April 9, 2020)
by:Leon Hendrix
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A national news story from CBS News is facing scrutiny after purportedly showing video of a staged COVID-19 testing line in Grand Rapids.
A news story that aired last Friday on “CBS This Morning", showed video of a line of cars at Cherry Health’s drive-up coronavirus testing site in downtown Grand Rapids.
And investigative report with video created journalistic watchdog group Project Veritas, exposed that the line wasn’t full of patients and that Cherry Health staffers were asked to join the line to make the testing site look busier than it actually was.
The conservative non-profit organization has become known for using undercover methods to highlight liberal bias in news media. Its tactics have come under scrutiny.
Management with CBS News TV said Cherry Health has admitted to staging the line without the network’s knowledge. CBS has subsequently removed the Cherry Health portion of its report online. Officials with Cherry Health were formulating a statement at the time of this report.
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