Tech Tent: Why are we so misinformed?
No, there is no link between the coronavirus and 5G – nor is there any truth in the claim that Bill Gates is involved in a devilish plot to put a chip in everyone. A tidal wave of conspiracy theories
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What is QAnon? What’s behind the conspiracy theory
The main thing to know about QAnon is that it’s a wide-ranging conspiracy theory with no basis in reality. If you have noticed a sudden increase in social media posts with the #SaveTheChildren or #SaveOurChildren hashtags, it may be related
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Why Does Jeremy Corbyn’s Brother Still Believe COVID-19 Is a Hoax?
COVID-19 is definitely real but millions of people around the world believe it isn’t. Why do people still think that? What would it take to change their minds and is it just a perfect storm of conspiracy theorists congregating around
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YouTube expands fact-checking feature for video searches to Europe
The logo of video-sharing website YouTube is displayed on a smartphone on November 19, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Thomas Trutschel | Photothek via Getty Images YouTube will start showing users in the U.K. and Germany fact-checking panels on some video
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Fact check: Dr Anthony Fauci has not been arrested, posts feature doctored image
By Reuters Staff 5 Min Read Users on social media are sharing a picture that appears to show the front page of a newspaper carrying a report that Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious
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Anti-mask protesters pose challenge for EU authorities
The past four weeks have seen a sudden flare-up in anti-mask and coronavirus-denier protests in European cities. There is a risk these will grow as EU states re-impose hygiene and social-distancing measures due to a second wave of infections –
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Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic – Wikipedia
Misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search False information about the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 Part of a series on the COVID-19 pandemic SARS-CoV-2 (virus) COVID-19 (disease) Timeline 2019 December 2020 January February responses March responses April responses May responses June responses […]
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Moon landing conspiracy theories
Moon landing conspiracy theories From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked “Moon hoax” redirects here. It is not to be confused with Great Moon Hoax. Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in NASA’s training mockup of the Moon and the Apollo Lunar […]
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A history of the Anti-vaxxer movement
IMAGE: Cover art for Jonathan Berman’s “Anti-vaxxers. ” view more Credit: The MIT PRESS Vaccines are a documented success story, one of the most successful public health interventions in history. Yet there is a vocal anti-vaccination movement, featuring celebrity activists (including
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Debunking 3 popular conspiracies about coronavirus
This article first appeared in the Trust Index Newsletter. Sign up for it here. 🦠Coronavirus conspiracies 🦠We’re starting with the novel coronavirus — or — COVID-19. It’s been around for nearly a year, and yet, a whole slew
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