so there is a new covid lie making the right wing media rounds. wisconsin senator ron johnson said this on wednesday. >> we've heard story after story. i mean, all these athletes dropping dead on the field. but we're supposed to ignore that. nothing happening here. nothing to see. this is a travesty. this is a scandal. >> no, really. there is nothing to see. there's nothing to see. and here to fact-check this strange new covid conspiracy theory is reporter and editor-at-large chris cillizza. saying something totally verifiable, totally untrue and also dangerous. >> reporter: yeah, brianna. i went deep in terms of investigating this. i googled athletes dropping dead from covid-19. john stockton, former nba great