Talk:Simone Gold

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The result was: promoted by Valereee (talk) 20:07, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

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Simone Gold

• ... that anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold (pictured) participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol? (Source: The Washington Post)

• ALT1: ... that Simone Gold (pictured), the founder of the anti-vaccine group America's Frontline Doctors, helped convince Donald Trump that hydroxychloroquine could treat COVID-19? (Source: CNN)
• ALT2: ... that one day after telling supporters "you must not allow yourself to be coerced," anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold (pictured) stormed the U.S. Capitol? (Source: CNN)

Created by Kmburke5 (talk) and Rp2006 (talk). Nominated by AllegedlyHuman (talk) at 03:21, 20 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy compliance:

• Adequate sourcing: - Some problems here. A few of the references are broken, and The claim that "many" in the medical field have criticized her seems to be unsourced.
• Neutral:
• Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - I am concerned that the hook may "focus unduly on negative aspects of living individuals", as discouraged by WP:DYKHOOK. The hook is basically a list of three negative aspects of a living individual. I'm also concerned that the phrase "hydroxychloroquine advocate" may be misleading out of context – the WHO is also a hydroxychloroquine advocate in that they recommend hydroxychloroquine for treating malaria, but I suppose the point here is that Simone Gold advocates it for treating COVID-19. Could we try an alt hook or two?

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: None required.

Overall: In addition to the points above, the article is somewhat negative in tone. If that's a reflection of reliable sources, then fair enough, but I would suggest at least making some adjustments based on WP:CSECTION and WP:CLAIM. —Granger (talk · contribs) 13:08, 20 February 2021 (UTC) updated 16:29, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

I've edited the article per your comments. On the point about the hook being negative: I agree that you or I may find Gold's actions objectionable, but for her, it's how she's chosen to live her life. For someone who genuinely seems to believe that vaccines don't work, that hydroxychloroquine cures COVID, and that Trump won the election, I doubt she would see these facts as negative at all. However, I have added alternative blurbs to the nomination for you to take a look at. Thank you. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 19:49, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the changes, and it's a good point that what seems negative to me may not be negative from Gold's point of view. ALT1 doesn't quite seem to be supported by the source, which says that Trump shared a video from the organization but not that Gold helped convince him. ALT0 or ALT2 is probably fine, though I remain concerned that "hydroxychloroquine advocate" may be misleading in ALT0. My preference would be something like

• ALT3: ... that one day after telling supporters "you must not allow yourself to be coerced," anti-vaccine activist Simone Gold (pictured) participated in the storming of the U.S. Capitol? (Source: CNN)

—Granger (talk · contribs) 07:21, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

I've removed the reference to hydroxychloroquine from the first blurb. I would support that or the blurb you've proposed. AllegedlyHuman (talk) 17:32, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks, the new version of the original blurb (ALT0) is my favorite of the bunch. —Granger (talk · contribs) 18:33, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

Came by to promote, need clarification on which ALTs have been approved. AllegedlyHuman Mx. Granger — Preceding unsigned comment added by Valereee (talk • contribs) 18:56, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

@Valereee: ALT0, ALT2, and ALT3 are approved. My preference is ALT0. —Granger (talk · contribs) 19:22, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2025

This should be edited to say Dr Gold has been proven correct in what she said about COVID and that is was not misinformation. 2605:59C8:40C8:FE10:90A3:5E66:8367:9F9B (talk) 01:18, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 03:22, 22 February 2025 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 November 2025

Simone Melissa Gold[3] (née Tizes)[4] is an American doctor and known for her opposition to the COVID-19 vaccines. 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]"

Change "a right-wing political organization" to "a far right-wing political organization". RyanP57 (talk) 09:14, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Seercat3160 (talk) 09:20, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

Dr. Gold's suspension from the practice of law in New York.

On February 18, 2026, Dr. Gold was suspended from practicing law in New York for five years due to her conviction stemming from her conduct on January 6, 2021. https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad2/Handdowns/2026/Decisions/D79560.pdf ~2026-11846-49 (talk) 03:14, 23 February 2026 (UTC)

What a hit piece

No mention of her victorious lawsuit with the CMB, seems like this is just cherry picking news to fit a narrative. Several Cited references are hit jobs by ultra left wing authors with known agendas. Amazing this would qualify as informative. ~2025-43144-25 (talk) 13:25, 23 March 2026 (UTC)