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While millions of people are spellbound by false conspiracy theories, the real conspiracies that are wrecking our world go about their business unheeded. Here are five genuine threats that everyone should know about—and take action on. The world is awash in a deluge of dangerous conspiracy …
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New Delhi: The astonishing first key finding of a study by the Ithaca, New York-based Cornell University says United States President Donald Trump was “likely the largest driver of the COVID-19 misinformation “infodemic””. The study said that not only did “Trump mentions [comprise] 37.9% of the …
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US President Donald Trump has been the world’s biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation during the pandemic, a study from Cornell University said Thursday. A team from the Cornell Alliance for Science evaluated 38 million articles published by English-language, traditional media worldwide between …
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Out on the MAGA world fringes, people were divided. Some swiftly predicted rosy outcomes — the president was already healthy, he could take hydroxychloroquine, a much-hyped drug Trump has touted as a Covid-19 treatment with no conclusive evidence. Others concocted theories that the Democrats were, …
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US President Donald Trump’s advocacy of unproven coronavirus cures has been linked by researchers to spikes in misinformation carried by global English-language media WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has been the world’s biggest driver of Covid-19 misinformation during the pandemic, a study …
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First published on January 27, 2020. Figures quoted for the coronavirus pertain to late January. The common flu virus will infect millions across the globe. It can be easily spread and will especially strike the young and the elderly. But this is not what has been described as the Wuhan virus. The …
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The world is searching for a vaccine for the coronavirus, and similarly, experts are searching for a solution to misinformation. Both have spread rapidly. Both are dangerous and transmittable. And, as experts on all sides agree — the solution for either will not be easy. “It will take a village,” …
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Polish Author, Monika Wisniewska, suggests that “The vaccine should be tested on politicians first. If they survive, the vaccine is safe. If they don’t, then the country is safe”. Sounds like a joke, but it isn’t. It is dead-serious. One may want to add to this very sensible proposal that the very …
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By Foo Yun Chee 2 Min Read An advertising board shows a 5G logo at the International Airport in Zaventem, Belgium May 4, 2020. Picture taken May 4, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders need to tackle urgently disinformation on 5G technology, which is central to the …
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When the big tech behemoths all announced after the 2016 election they were going to begin ‘fact-checking’ posts because of all that ‘Russian misinformation’ that led to Donald Trump winning the White House, we knew what they meant. The platforms were not interested in ‘fact-checking’ anything …
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