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There is a lot of panicky misinformation out there, the WHO is calling it an "infodemic"! This Wikipedia article is doing a respectable job tracking some of th

by jpm_sd 7y ago

There is a lot of panicky misinformation out there, the WHO is calling it an "infodemic"! This Wikipedia article is doing a respectable job tracking some of the conspiracy theories and falsehoods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation_related_to_the_2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_outbreak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misinformation_related_to_the_... Wikipedia also has a good summary of the overall state of things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_outbreak https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_ou...

jacquesm 7y ago
The way outlets such as The New York Post deal with this is absolutely irresponsible. They keep on re-posting total garbage that has been debunked multiple times and Google isn't helping by linking to it. This is also worth keeping an eye on: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/locations-confirmed-cases.html#map https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/locations-confirme...
- timbit42 7y ago
  Perhaps they should be sued.
  - jacquesm 7y ago
    It's owned by Murdoch and faithfully trumpets the party line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post#Influence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Post#Influence Good luck suing them.
  - roywiggins 7y ago
    It's not illegal to print lies. There has to be some other hook to hang a suit on other than the information being false.
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