Category: Misinformation, Disinformation, and Conspiracy Theories
Food Supply Disruption, Vaccine Disinformation, Is Another Front for Russian Falsehoods
NYT – Disinformation experts agree that there is a main driver for these falsehoods: Russia. Propaganda from the Kremlin. Russia is trying to deflect its responsibility for disrupting the world food supply through its invasion of Ukraine. And they warn that these conspiracy theories will only find a more receptive audience as Russia’s invasion continues […]
Sep 22, 2022
Facebook’s anti-vax carrot emoji, explained
Mashable – This is why your uncle has carrot emojis in his Twitter handle. To avoid censorship for the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, anti-vax groups on Facebook have begun coding their messages with the carrot emoji, according to a report from the BBC. The emoji is used in place of the word “vaccine” to avoid the wrath of Facebook’s […]
Sep 22, 2022
A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines
FDA – Don’t Cook Chicken in NyQuil…
Sep 22, 2022
‘I’m deeply concerned’: Francis Collins on trust in science, how Covid communications failed, and his current obsession
Stat – Former NIH director and current White House science adviser Francis Collins told a group of journalists late last week about his passion for both the Cancer Moonshot and the new biomedical research agency known as ARPA-H. But he also revealed his pain at seeing people spurn mRNA Covid vaccines developed with breathtaking speed and lamented that […]
Sep 22, 2022
Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19 Help Nobody
Foreign Policy – In July 2020, the Lancet, one of the world’s premier medical journals, announced the creation of a COVID-19 “Commission” with the stated mission “to help speed up global, equitable, and lasting solutions to the pandemic.” Many of the commissioners are distinguished scientists, doctors, former politicians, or policy experts with a clear connection to the remit of a […]
Sep 22, 2022