C_Clayton_Jones
Diamond Member
āThe COVID-19 pandemic has been equally defined by how much we donāt know as how much we do. That vacuum has been quickly filled with bullshit. The United Nations secretary-general has warned weāre living through āa pandemic of misinformation,ā and the head of the World Health Organization said itās an āinfodemic.ā In the midst of battling a global health emergency, we find ourselves fending off another scourge of conspiracy theories and misinformation.
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One of the reasons we might be seeing more people falling for misinformation is the knowledge gap that comes with an emerging disease like COVID-19. Thereās a lot we still donāt know about this virus, and that lack of understanding can create a vacuum that is all too easily filled by conspiracy theories and misinformation.ā
Misinformation and willful ignorance.
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One of the reasons we might be seeing more people falling for misinformation is the knowledge gap that comes with an emerging disease like COVID-19. Thereās a lot we still donāt know about this virus, and that lack of understanding can create a vacuum that is all too easily filled by conspiracy theories and misinformation.ā
How Bad Is The COVID-19 Misinformation Epidemic?
In the midst of battling a global health emergency, we find ourselves fending off another scourge of conspiracy theories and misinformation.
fivethirtyeight.com
Misinformation and willful ignorance.