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As the world continues to battle the coronavirus, it is also fighting a different sort of epidemic: misinformation. This “infodemic” is just as harmful as COVID-19 itself, leading people to downplay the severity of the disease and ignore public health advice in favor of unproved treatments or …
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INDIANAPOLIS — If you’ve spent any time online since March, chances are you’ve come across — or possibly shared — conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Some are tamer than others, but many have gained traction and spread through social media. Some examples of the current and most rampant conspiracies …
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New research suggests that, contrary to received wisdom, people with little sense of control over their lives aren’t any more susceptible than others to conspiracy theories. While conspiracy theories have been around since the Middle Ages and its blood libels, in the past couple of decades they’ve …
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TOPLINE Two people with familial ties to the White House spread a bizarre, baseless conspiracy theory on social media this week that linked billionaire Bill Gates and his work to aid in developing a coronavirus vaccine to an ulterior motive to control the masses via microchip, despite having been …
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A few days ago I was playing dentist with my 4-year-old niece Avie and her doll Lola — a rigid rubbery thing with a locked jaw from which protruded two small front teeth. As Lola’s mother, Avie insisted that I give Lola a thorough exam. Dutifully, I complied, pretending to examine the doll’s mouth. …
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In February, five months before she became known as “QAnon Karen,” there was no one more terrified of the coming pandemic than Melissa Rein Lively. “I bought the N-95 masks. I bought the hazmat suit,” she said. “In my mind, a zombie movie was imminent.” At the time, Rein Lively said her career was …
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August 13, 2020, 10:00 AM The Microsoft co-founder has steered $350 million toward coronavirus projects and says we’ll turn a corner next year. August 13, 2020, 10:00 AM By Dina Bass and Candy Cheng Bill Gates, the Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire philanthropist, has become, for better …
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JULY 04 : A woman holds a banner during a protest against 5G (the fifth generation technology standard for cellular networks) infrastructure investments at Central Station in Brussels, Belgium on July 04, 2020. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images It’s a perfect storm …
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Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money‘s newsletter. You can sign up here. Graeme Jennings/Getty Images Graeme Jennings/Getty Images Last week, the titans of tech Zoomed into a congressional hearing for a flogging through their computer screens. Members of the House Subcommittee on …
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Claim: Viral text accurately outlines how biotechnology company Moderna is linked to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, George Soros, and Jeffrey Epstein. Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve …
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