What if it isn't a fraud ?
Then all these protesters were newly exposed.
In a funny way it all makes sense; they willingly come together to join mass protests and end up leaving with the virus. As more get ill, fewer can show up at future protests , thus making the crowds smaller and in the end killing the whole movement.
Im a cynic, but Im not quite that cynical. I think that the destruction of Trumps excellent economic recovery was the real goal behind the stay-at-home orders. These career politicians who have never used a hand tool in their life and have only made decisions for how other ppl should live, while getting wealthy beyond imagination actually have ALOT to lose, so they are going to pull out all the stops they can to maintain their power. They will, per usual, manipulate the most gullible people in society to white-knight FOR them, and maintain that power as long as they can.
This will all just be another thing to point at Trump for during the election season.
Just like I tell people who watch the news as if its gospel; they dont care if you are screaming at the top of your lungs, or nodding your head in total agreement, the ONLY thing they care about is whether or not you are watching. Because they report those ratings number to advertisers and thats how they determine how much they can charge to show ads on their network. If someone has an audience of 100, they arent going to be able to charge $1mil for a prime-time ad. But if they have 100mil viewers, thats no problem. So if anything, they have every incentive to keep people glued to the TV whether its "just to see what theyre saying" or not.