Covid-19
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Publisher: Politifact
2020-05-08Fact-checking ‘Plandemic’: A documentary full of false conspiracy theories about the coronavirus
We fact-checked eight of Mikovits’ most misleading claims from the video. They span from conspiracies about the origin of the coronavirus to falsehoods about wearing a face mask.We fact-checked eight of Mikovits’ most misleading claims from the video. They span from conspirac
Tags: misinformation, conspiracy
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Publisher: NPR
2020-05-08Seen 'Plandemic'? We Take A Close Look At The Viral Conspiracy Video's Claims
The analysis of the Pandemic video offers some insight into claims made against Dr Fauci, more specifically the claim that Dr. Fauci sent threatening letters to her and about him profiting from patents and COVID-19 paymentsThe analysis of the Pandemic video offers some insight into claims made against Dr Fauci, more speci
Tags: misinformation, conspiracy
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Publisher: STAT
2020-05-01Experts question Facebook's approach to combat Covid-19 misinformation
Facebook's Covid-19 misinformation campaign pulls from several psychology studies. The problem: The researchers behind some of those papers and outside experts say Facebook appears to be interpreting the findings incorrectly — and their approach could be running counter to the goal of tamping down on runaway misinformation.Facebook's Covid-19 misinformation campaign pulls from several psychology studies. The problem: The
Tags: trusted resource, misinformation
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Publisher: TechCrunch
2020-04-28As COVID-19 misinformation grows, YouTube brings video fact-checking to the US
In a blog post today, YouTube announced that it’s finally bringing its fact-checking information panels to the U.S. First introduced in Brazil and India, the expansion comes as COVID-19-related misinformation and conspiracy has proliferated online and through certain media.In a blog post today, YouTube announced that it’s finally bringing its fact-checking information p
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Publisher: BBC News
2020-04-27Coronavirus: Viral WhatsApp messages 'drop 70%'
WhatsApp has been key to the spread of misinformation during the pandemic. Concerned friends and relatives have used private group chats to forward on dodgy lists of medical advice or speculation about government plans, “just in case” they could be useful. So Whats app stopped messages sent between individual users five times or more then being posted to more than one chat group at a time.WhatsApp has been key to the spread of misinformation during the pandemic. Concerned friends and rel
Tags: trusted resource, misinformation
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