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Bill Gates, at Odds With Trump on Virus, Becomes a Right-Wing Target | The New York Times
by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Davey Alba and Marc Tracy
April 17, 2020
In a 2015 speech, Bill Gates warned that the greatest risk to humanity was not nuclear war but an infectious…
The Social Media Shame Machine Is In Overdrive Right Now | BuzzFeed News
by Anne Helen Petersen
April 16, 2020
About a month ago, Amelia, 25, started experiencing symptoms in line with COVID-19. She was able to get tested, the…
How a 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Fueled Arson and Harassment in Britain | The New York Times
by Adam Satariano and Davey Alba
April 10, 2020
LONDON — On April 2, a wireless tower was set ablaze in Birmingham. The next day, a fire was reported…
Coronavirus: Agenda 21 Conspiracy Theory Has Resurfaced During Pandemic | BuzzFeed News
by Joey D'Urso
April 7, 2020
The coronavirus crisis has brought new life to an old conspiracy theory about a totalitarian world government seeking to kill…
Fear, bigotry and misinformation – this reminds me of the 1980s Aids pandemic | The Guardian
by Edmund White
April 6, 2020
I am a gay man who lived through the Aids pandemic, so many people have asked me to compare that…
Does reporting on panic buying fuel panic buying? | Columbia Journalism Review
by Zoë Beery
April 3, 2020
As the coronavirus spreads with unsettling speed across the world, so has press coverage of hoarding. Food. Medical supplies. Toilet…
Citing Virus Misinformation, South Africa Tests Speech Limits | Undark
by Sarah Wild
April 3, 2020
"African blood and black skin prevent Covid-19.” This is one of the many claims that the fact-checking organization Africa Check has disproved since…
Vital drug for people with lupus running out after unproven Covid-19 link | The Guardian
by Sarah Boseley
March 27, 2020
A stampede for an unproven “cure” for Covid-19 is clearing the pharmacy shelves of a medicine that is vital for…
Fighting Disinformation, FEMA Launches Coronavirus Rumor Control Website | NPR
by Author on Source
March 24, 2020
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is trying to knock down a series of rumors and falsehoods that have been spreading…