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By Reuters Staff 5 Min Read Facebook posts carrying a message that COVID-19 is fake and that the pandemic is part of a wider conspiracy to deploy 5G network towers and microchip people have been shared thousands of times as of May 13, 2020. The information in these posts is false. Reuters Fact …
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If you’ve gone on the internet in the past week, you’ve probably heard about “Plandemic.” It’s a viral video full of misinformation about the coronavirus, featuring a discredited scientist who accuses people — like Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health and philanthropist and …
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At the end of another long shift treating coronavirus patients, Dr. Hadi Halazun opened his Facebook page to find a man insisting to him that “no one’s dying” and that the coronavirus is “fake news” drummed up by the news media. Hadi tried to engage and explain his firsthand experience with the …
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Anti-lockdown protests in Australia over the weekend mimicked some of the conspiracy theories and language of similar protests in the United States but they’re unlikely to grow as big due to the limited size of the groups within Australia, according to one misinformation researcher. More than 100 …
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Health care workers on the frontlines of America’s new coronavirus epidemic are being bombarded with conspiracy theories regarding the crisis—both inside and outside of the hospital. Here’s how some providers are combating the theories and coping with the added stress they can cause. Covid-19 …
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Patrick van Katwijk/Getty Images Mobile phone masts in the UK are still being attacked by arsonists on a daily basis because of a conspiracy theory linking 5G to the spread of coronavirus. New data seen by WIRED reveals that dozens of attacks have taken place in the last fortnight, with conspiracy …
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Have you heard it? The whispering and the murmurs off stage? Like the chorus of an ancient Greek tragedy, suggesting that the current Coronavirus crisis is just a jumped-up hoax, a conspiracy to take away some vaguely articulated “rights,” but more specifically rumblings about freedom of assembly …
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Facebook says it has removed several groups, accounts and pages linked to QAnon, taking action for the first time against the far-right U.S. conspiracy theory circulated among supporters of President Donald Trump. The social-media giant made the announcement Tuesday as part …
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BRITAIN’S most read tabloid The Sun has been criticised for publishing conspiracy theories over links between Covid-19 and 5G mobile mastsTHE Rupert Murdoch-owner newspaper allowed unmoderated comments online beneath an article that perpetuated falsehoods about the technologyNOW it has been cited …
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COVID-19 has created a perfect storm for conspiracy theorists. Here we have a global pandemic, a crashing economy, social isolation, and restrictive government policies: All of these can cause feelings of extreme anxiety, powerlessness, and stress, which in turn encourage conspiracy beliefs. For …
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