Simone Melissa Gold is an American physician, attorney, author, and the founder of America's Frontline Doctors, an American right-wing political organization known for spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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26 Facts About Simone Gold
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Simone Gold 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.
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On January 5,2021, Gold spoke at a rally in Washington DC, telling attendees to refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19; the next day she took part in the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
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Simone Gold spoke from the rotunda of the Capitol and was later arrested for her participation in the storming, having admitted she entered the building.
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Simone Gold was born to Reuben and Carol Tizes, and raised on Long Island, New York.
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Simone Gold described attending law school as her "rebellion" against her father, who wanted his children to be doctors.
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Simone Gold was admitted to the New York bar in 1997 and shortly afterward completed a residency in emergency medicine at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University.
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In May 2020, Simone Gold organized an open letter to then-president Donald Trump regarding COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Simone Gold was fired from the hospitals where she had worked as an emergency department physician in the aftermath of the video.
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Day before the distribution of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Simone Gold spoke outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, repeatedly calling the vaccine "experimental" and criticizing potential vaccine mandates, drawing criticism from doctors and researchers.
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Simone Gold alleged the United States government experimented on black people to test the general safety of vaccines.
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On February 14,2021, over one month after participating in the storming of the Capitol building, Simone Gold spoke at Awaken Church in San Marcos, California, discouraging members of the congregation from being vaccinated for COVID-19.
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On January 5,2021, Simone Gold spoke at a rally in Washington DC to a crowd of people gathering in the city for the following day's "Stop the Steal" rally.
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Simone Gold opposed the COVID-19 vaccines, claimed COVID-19 was non-fatal, and made additional unfounded claims about the vaccines.
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Simone Gold then joined the crowd and illegally entered the Capitol building along with America's Frontline Doctors Communications Director, John Strand.
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Simone Gold said that she spent approximately 20 minutes in the Capitol.
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Simone Gold admitted entering the Capitol building, saying that she did not know it was illegal to do so and that she did not witness any violence.
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Simone Gold said: "I do regret being there, " because she was concerned that the controversy would detract from her work with America's Frontline Doctors.
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In February 2022, Simone Gold pleaded guilty to knowingly and unlawfully "entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, ".
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Simone Gold was sentenced to 60 days in prison and a $9,500 fine.
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Simone Gold served her sentence at a federal prison in Miami, and was released on September 9,2022.
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Simone Gold was a speaker at AMPFest, a pro-Trump event held in Miami in October 2020.
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Simone Gold spoke at an event for donors to the Council for National Policy, a right-wing Christian group, in November 2020.
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Simone Gold has been criticized for her views surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines.
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Simone Gold was married to businessman Larry Simone Gold until they divorced in 2010.
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In 2020, Simone Gold published the book I Do Not Consent: My Fight Against Medical Cancel Culture, detailing her experiences with COVID-19 patients and sharing her opinions about the pandemic.
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