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Simone Gold

Simone Gold
Gold in 2020
EducationCity College of New York (BS)
Rosalind Franklin University (MD)
Stanford University (JD)
Known forFounding America's Frontline Doctors, participating in the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol
Medical career
ProfessionEmergency physician[1][2]
Websitethegoldopinion.com

Simone Melissa Gold[3] (née Tizes)[4] is an American doctor and anti-vaccine activist. She is the founder of America's Frontline Doctors, a right-wing political organization known for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7] Before her arrest and guilty plea for participating in the 2021 United States Capitol attack, she had gained attention when a video of an America's Frontline Doctors press conference in front of the US Supreme Court Building went viral in July 2020.[1][8] During the press conference, she touted the supposed benefits of hydroxychloroquine, despite evidence that it is ineffective as a COVID-19 treatment and can carry significant risks.[9]

On January 5, 2021, Gold spoke at a rally in Washington D.C., telling attendees to refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19; the next day she took part in the Capitol attack. She spoke from the rotunda of the Capitol and was later arrested for her participation in the storming, having admitted she entered the building. She eventually pleaded guilty to a Federal misdemeanor and was sentenced to 60 days in prison and a $9,500 fine.

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  5. ^ D'Ambrosio, Amanda (January 5, 2021). "'America's Frontline Doctors' Continue to Misinform on COVID". MedPage Today. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Grenkel, Sheera; Alba, Davey (July 28, 2020). "Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online". New York Times. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. ^ D'Ambrosio, Amanda (January 12, 2021). "Controversial Physician Joined in Storming the Capitol". MedPage Today. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
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