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Russian Disinformation Takes on Coronavirus, Pointing a Finger at the United States | Foreign Policy
Wednesday marked the deadliest day yet in the battle with coronavirus, with 242 deaths reported in Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak. As the virus has spread around the […]
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Attempts at Debunking “Fake News” about Epidemics Might Do More Harm Than Good | Scientific American
Was it a bioweapon from a virology institute? Had it been known before and already patented? Could homeopathic remedies help? All of these ideas about the headline-making novel coronavirus diseaseānow […]
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In the midst of a health crisis such as the one generated by the coronavirus 2019, those who have correct information on how to avoid contagion and how to take […]
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If you search ācoronavirus” or āWuhan” on YouTube ā even in incognito mode, which removes customization from the search results ā youāll see high-quality content from verified news providers. But […]
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The plot had all the elements of a big-budget thriller: Put an untested gene therapy technology in the hands of unscrupulous scientists. Make them soldiers of a greedy pharmaceutical company. […]
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The outbreak of the new coronavirus, which originated in Wuhan, China, with all the misinformation and conspiracy that has followed it, has put the major social media companies to the […]
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The problems didnāt end there, though. Feigl-Ding hadnāt known that by the time he tweeted about the paper, the researchers had already lowered their estimate to 2.5. And R0, for […]
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An army of at least 48 fact-checking organizations from 30 countries has been working since Friday to debunk false information about the 2019 novel coronavirus. So far misinformation regarding the […]
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SHANGHAI ā Recently, someone following the coronavirus crisis through Chinaās official news media would see lots of footage, often set to stirring music, praising the heroism and sacrifice of health […]
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Below the footer widget. Coronavirus, which has killed at leastĀ 17 peopleĀ and landed in theĀ United StatesĀ this week, is the newest source of misinformation sparking health fears worldwide. The most surprising aspect? […]