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Increasing Calls for Discipline to Doctors Spreading Virus Misinformation
[ad_1] Standing before a local school board in central Indiana this month, state physician Dr. Daniel Stock has made a number of false claims about the coronavirus. He declared thatRead More
Virus Misinformation Increases as Delta Cases Increase
[ad_1] In the past few weeks, the vast majority of the most highly engaged social media posts containing coronavirus-related misinformation have come from people who have come to the foreRead More
Inside the White House-Facebook Crack on Vaccine Misinformation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — In March, Andy Slavitt, then-President Biden’s chief pandemic adviser, called Nick Clegg, Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, with an ominous warning. Mr. Slavitt and other WhiteRead More
Tracking Viral Misinformation – The New York Times
[ad_1] July 30, 2021, 5:51 p.m. ET July 30, 2021, 5:51 p.m. ET On Instagram, a detail from a medieval painting was superimposed with words suggesting Jews were responsible forRead More
The Most Effective Spreader of Misinformation on the Internet
[ad_1] Researchers who researched the network, over the past decade Dr. He said Mercola has set up a large operation to push natural health treatments, spread anti-vaccine content, and profitRead More
White House Dispute Reveals Facebook’s Misinformation Blind Spot
[ad_1] “The suggestion that we don’t put resources to fight COVID misinformation and support the distribution of the vaccine is not supported by the facts,” said Facebook spokesperson Dani Lever.Read More