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United States internet searches for “infertility” following COVID-19 vaccine misinformation | PubMed
On December 1, 2020, Drs. Wolfgang Wodarg and Micheal Yeadon petitioned to withhold emergency use authorization of the BNT162b2 messenger ribonucleic acid vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) manufactured by […]
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Vaccine falsehoods increased their share of the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance database in March, accounting for 49% of the 455 newly added claims. The database, which combines the work of more than […]
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If you have ever engaged in heated debates with your family members about COVID-19 and vaccines, you’re not alone. As Australia’s vaccine rollout moves through Phase 1B for the broader public, […]
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Minority communities in Britain have long felt estranged from the government and medical establishment, but their sense of alienation is suddenly proving more costly than ever amid a coronavirus vaccination […]
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Propaganda analysis has long focused on revealing the rhetorical tricks and hidden special interests behind persuasion campaigns. But what are critics to do when propaganda is obvious? In the late […]
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Despite a slight increase since 2016, the public’s low level of trust in the mainstream media is of deep concern for the future of journalism. Nearly half of people surveyed […]
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The Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington is planning a virtual workshop, “Challenges and Considerations for Misinformation Research,” on May 6 that will bring together academic teams researching mis- and […]
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To identify popular climate change misinformation circulating online, First Draft analyzed climate change-related conversations over the past year on the fringe platforms 4chan and 8kun. We found over 2,000 posts […]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread disinformation circulating on social media globally. This includes false information about the virus, its origins and possible cures for the disease it causes. […]
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When Sarah Downs tweeted about how her grandmother had died from Covid-19, there was one response she did not expect. “I had just posted a message on Twitter basically saying […]