>> and didn't dick farrell add to that information? r: but she's sharing his last words to her that she hopes resonates. >> there's a bunch of people who said, because of dick, i went and got it. so hopefully he did some good in the end. >> reporter: two weeks after his death, conservative radio talk show host and skeptic phil valentyn also died of covid-19. before he got sick, he wrote a song mocking the push to get vaccinated. ♪ and i don't care if you want green ♪ >> reporter: changing the beatles' "tax man" to the "vax man." he told everyone he was not getting the vaccine. he got covid instead. his family had to recognize his regret. >> he recognizes now that his not getting the vaccination has probably kcaused a bunch of othr people not to get vaccinated and that he regrets. >> reporter: valentyn died, but his brother says his story encouraged others to get the shot. >> when there's a vivid story about someone you trust, you know, got sick, hospitalized, or even died, that vivid a story will carry more weight. >> but there are a li

while staunch anti-vaxxers like dick farrell eventually realized their mistake, it was a realization that came too late. >> he said, you need to get the shot. and he told me he wished he had. >> and now the facebook and instagram pages for these deceased men and women are full of debate and controversy, mirroring america's divide. you see some people saying rest in peace, i'm so sorry, while others ridicule these individuals for denying the dangers of covid. what is impossible to know is whether the listeners of these radio shows are actually changing their minds now, now that the hosts are no longer with us, don. >> thank you, brian, i appreciate that. >>> one pennsylvania school district now in the spotlight for banning books that deal with race and our country's history. and students aren't happy about it. be proud of your walls. where's your furniture? oh we thought it distracted from the new behr dynasty paint color. let me take your coats. because behr dynasty only takes... one. coat. behr dynasty. go ahead, throw your wine on it. what? stain repellent. it's also scuff resistan

. >> reporter: in florida radio host dick farrell mocked the vaccinated, asking on facebook, why taketed by people who lied to you all along about masks, where the virus came from, and the death toll? but when he got sick he had a change of heart as well, encouraging a friend to get the shot according to the post. he also died last month. trusted right-wing media figures succumbing to the virus and leaving a sad digital trail. >> so i have a message. never comply. pause. never comply. covid. >> reporter: veronica lofty, an outspoken qanon supporter, often posted online denouncing covid restrictions. >> i have never once worn a mask. >> reporter: once hospitalized with covid she complained that the hospital wouldn't treat her with i'ver mektin. her fans started to call the hospital and that's when prominent qanon influencer attorney lin wood also got involved. >> if you do not release her you're going to be guilty of murder. >> reporter: but the fda and cdc strongly recommend against that drug for preventing or treating the virus. and while staunch anti-vaxxers like dick farrell eventu

dick farrell, phil valentine and mark burnier all died within the past month.e minds of listeners. joining me, alan smith. give me a sense of the consensus here. is it going to change any minds about the vaccine in what are you hearing? >> well, from one of the gentlemen i spoke to who i know he was a kentucky republican, he has been hesitant to take the vaccine really this whole time, this hit him. you know, he was aware that these guys had died and he still, still is on the fence about it. >> and why? why is he hesitant? does he give you the logic for that? >> i mean he cites a bunch of stuff that, you know, other people who are guest the vaccine are citing online. one-off studies, stuff that really goes against what really all of the health experts in the united states are telling people right now about vaccination. so it really seems that for a lot of the hesitancy, even, you know, hearing a trusted source like one of the conservative radio hosts who mocked the vaccine and then dies of coronavirus within, you know, weeks of the battle beginning, it hits hom