We’ve all done it – spotted that headline, photo, or emotional post fromor “friend,” that underscores everything we already think and feel – and passed it on. It’s human nature. Add a pandemic, failing trust in authority figures, feelings of fear and lack of control – all while stuck at home, and we have a perfect storm for an infodemic.
“The environment created by the pandemic has bred a multitude of falsehoods even as truth has become a matter of life and death,” write the authors of a newwho investigated why people believe and spread false information about COVID-19. “In the case of COVID-19, this misinformation comes in many forms – from conspiracy theories about the virus being created as a biological weapon in China to claims that coconut oil kills the virus.
I took a peek at one of my childhood friends’ Facebook feeds and spotted 16 times he’s shared a debunked conspiracy theory, cheapfake video or politically-charged falsehood.Facebook, Twitter remove Trump coronavirus posts of Fox interview about kids being 'almost immune' He’s one of only a handful of people I haven’t already “Unfriended” over misinformation – because I know he doesn’t do it knowingly or maliciously – and I’m cautiously optimistic that non-judgmental nudges will help him and others flatten this curve of confusion.
With that goal in mind, here’s what we know so far is true, and what we know is not, followed by recommendations on how to tell the difference.TRUE: Masks help slow the spread of COVID-19TRUE: We don’t know the exact number of COVID-19 cases and death rates in the U.S.
I’d call the police and report that someone is impersonating a federal agent
Stop it by not listening to politicians
I did and found the same thing on the USATODAY site.
ADA is a civil rights act to protect people with disabilities. If a person refuses to take standard precautions to minimize potential infections to people who are medically vulnerable, take the to court.
Brian now works for CNN.
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More opinion news. Nowadays we just call it the news.
So says our propaganda dept
WHERE IS THE CLUELESS IDIOT BIDEN
See you're PLAYING with GOD
And I AM not in their conspiracy you are well. Why am I ALWAYS happy