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Except where there is so much disinformation from anti-vaxxers that it induces anxiety in people that are hesitant to get vaccinated
by martyvis 5y ago
Except where there is so much disinformation from anti-vaxxers that it induces anxiety in people that are hesitant to get vaccinated
- secondcoming 5y agoVaccines causing myocarditis isn't disinformation.
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- gnfargbl 5y agoStating without context that "vaccines cause myocarditis" is indeed disinformation, because it encourages people to irrationally focus on a particular (edge-case) negative outcome, whilst disregarding the (common) positive outcome. Add the context, and the potential for disinformation goes away: "Vaccines cause myocarditis, but overall at a lower rate than the disease itself. Additionally, the disease has many other, much more significant, risks that are mitigated by vaccination." The point I'm making is that disinformation is a psychological effect. A statement can be factually true and still be disinformation ("100% of child abusers found to have consumed dihydrogen monoxide", etc.)
- dablweb 5y agoCan't tell if sarcastic...