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The other night, midway through watching a clip from “Plandemic” — a documentary that went viral on social media last week, spreading baseless lies and debunked nonsense about the coronavirus to […]
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In a 10-week span at the end of 2019, 83 people—most under the age of 5—died from a disease outbreak in the South Pacific island nation of Samoa. The government undertook […]
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Remdesivir’s connection to a pharmaceutical company also taps into suspicions on the right that corporate executives are trying to rake in huge profits from the coronavirus. Hydroxychloroquine, on the other […]
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MPs have accused Twitter, Facebook and Google of being “unwilling” to give clear answers on how they are tackling false information during the pandemic. The social media companies were criticised […]
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When it comes to combating misinformation, research shows that it’s more effective for authoritative figures to present accurate facts early and routinely alongside misinformation, rather than to try to negate […]
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Health officials right now aren’t just having to battle an illness with no known cure or vaccine — they’re having to fight back against Internet trolls and conspiracy theorists. The […]
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Americans right now face a dual challenge: to protect themselves and others from the new illness COVID-19, which is highly contagious and potentially deadly, as well as from the dangers […]
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.entry-header With 11,000 cumulative cases confirmed in Africa as of today, the novel coronavirus pandemic is expanding across the continent. It may only be a matter of time before the number of […]
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“We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” That was President Trump’s response when asked […]