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COVID-19 misinformation is going viral — help stop the spread | Poynter
by Katy Byron
4 days ago
You might feel scared or confused about what is actually happening with the coronavirus. You are probably reading a lot…
Medical Expert Who Corrects Trump Is Now a Target of the Far Right | The New York Times
by Davey Alba and Sheera Frenkel
6 days ago
At a White House briefing on the coronavirus on March 20, President Trump called the State Department the “Deep State…
Who Benefits from Health Misinformation? | Data & Society
by Erin McAweeney
7 days ago
It’s clear who loses from health misinformation. Mothers lose children after seeking advice in Facebook free-birth groups, measles break out…
The Ibuprofen Debate Reveals the Danger of Covid-19 Rumors | WIRED
by Maryn Mckenna
March 27, 2020
Two weeks ago, national and world health authorities—and armchair experts and worried well-meaning people—were warning anyone concerned about Covid-19 to…
Coronavirus modelers factor in new public health risk: Accusations their work is a hoax | Washington Post
by William Wan and Aaron Blake
March 27, 2020
In the one month since the first U.S. coronavirus death, America has become a country of uncertainty. New cases of infection…
Can Trump’s daily disinformation show be saved? Yes — turn it into a vector for the truth | Salon
by Dan Froomkin
March 27, 2020
The nation's most eminent media critics are virtually unanimous that television networks should stop the live broadcasting of the White House's…
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…
Opinion: Now more than ever, we must fight misinformation. Trust in science is essential | The Globe and Mail
by Timothy Caulfield
March 20, 2020
What is driving the novel coronavirus infodemic? Fear, uncertainty and opportunistic marketing are all playing a role. But it is…
Even with the coronavirus, some Americans deeply distrust the experts. Will they take precautions? | The Washington Post
by Eric Merkley
March 19, 2020
Republican voters are still far more likely than Democrats to believe the coronavirus pandemic has been exaggerated, their skepticism egged on…