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Mashup Score: 23Misinformation can distort national debates on important issues, chief justice warns - 10 month(s) ago
OTTAWA – The global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy, warns Canada’s chief justice.
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Fresno County health officials said they are working with their counterparts at the state level and in Madera County to contact those who may have been exposed.
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Confirmed measles cases in Fresno County prompt renewed calls for vaccination https://t.co/b7WAd7zfGW “The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from measles is to get vaccinated." #VaccinesWork #ScienceUpFirst
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Mashup Score: 9Rogan, Musk, RFK Jr.: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall - 10 month(s) ago
An internet fight involving Joe Rogan, Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. facing off against a well-regarded scientist over vaccines highlights the ongoing battle with COVID-19 misinformation.
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Rogan, Musk, #RFKJr.: COVID-19 Vaccine #Misinformation Thrives https://t.co/QeBsgH4ub8 @PCH_SF: worried "the megaphone of misinformation, is going to threaten how we deal with not just COVID but all respiratory viruses this particular season." #ScienceUpFirst
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Mashup Score: 77State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU – The Vaccine Confidence Project - 10 month(s) ago
In 2018, the European Commission engaged the Vaccine Confidence Project to create the first “State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU” report. Since then, the VCP has conducted bi-annual research to map and monitor public attitudes to vaccines across the region and examine trends over time.
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Coincidence that a country, Finland, that teaches critical thinking skills early and often has high confidence in vaccines? - 93% strongly agree vaccines important. - 0% disagree. https://t.co/Jo1Muxp2Lk via @vaccine_trust #ScienceUpFirst https://t.co/nzYLnlYSqS
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Mashup Score: 4Tip sheet: What to look for in covering surveys and polls - 10 month(s) ago
Covering surveys and polls means assessing their quality, which requires understanding their methods.
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Tip sheet: What to look for in covering surveys and polls https://t.co/lZto9jJkUh by @tarahaelle @AHCJ cc @VoiceOfFranky Including: - transparent methods? - clear explanation of the sample size - response rate? - funding? - disclosure of study’s limitations #ScienceUpFirst
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Mashup Score: 5How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt - 10 month(s) ago
It was a late-spring House of Representatives hearing, where members of Congress and attendees hoped to learn lessons from the pandemic. Witness Marty Makary made a plea.
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Ugh. How the mixed messaging of vaccine skeptics sows seeds of doubt https://t.co/EU31QwQHZG by @dariustahir "Polling is showing a substantial—and politically driven—level of vaccine skepticism that reaches beyond COVID." #VaccinesWork #ScienceUpFirst
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A new study suggests the more frequently people look up information about anxiety on social media, the less knowledgeable they became about it.
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"...the more frequently people looked for information about anxiety on social media, the less knowledgeable they became about it..." Social media not the best source for #anxiety information https://t.co/9z0aCvl4b3 via @CBSMiami #ScienceUpFirst cc @jonathanstea
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Mashup Score: 28Unsubstantiated Rumor Claims Jamie Foxx ‘Paralyzed and Blind’ After COVID-19 Vaccination - 11 month(s) ago
Gossip columnist A.J. Benza presented this claim on an episode of Dr. Drew Pinsky’s podcast, “Ask Dr. Drew.”
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Unsubstantiated [and scientifically implausible] Rumor Claims #JamieFoxx ‘Paralyzed & Blind’ After COVID-19 Vaccination https://t.co/eYRhc5mzCF via @snopes Research has found NO increased stroke risk with COVID vaccination (eg https://t.co/u5UXgq7amS). #ScienceUpFirst
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Mashup Score: 24What is disinformation? Misinformation? What to know about how 'fake news' is spread. - 11 month(s) ago
With social media and a increasingly polarized political climate, we’ve entered a golden era of misinformation. Here’s what you should know.
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What is #misinformation? How does is spread? https://t.co/56amxPdp9Q via @usatoday @dalbarra: "From cynicism of government, the media, and science, to behaviors that harm individuals and others ... to large scale damage to public property, to insurrection." #ScienceUpFirst
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Mashup Score: 10Public sector’s misinformation debunking during the public health campaign: a case of Hong Kong - 11 month(s) ago
Abstract. For a public health campaign to succeed, the public sector is expected to debunk the misinformation transparently and vividly and guide the citizens.
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Public sector’s misinformation debunking during the public health campaign: a case of Hong Kong https://t.co/OP2Hj5MnK2 "...most frequently occurring #misinformation themes were misleading claims about the risks and side effects of vaccination..." #ScienceUpFirst
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#Misinformation can distort national debates on important issues, chief justice warns https://t.co/0K4Yqwq0Oj by @JimBronskill via @torontostar “This global rise in misinformation is linked to the global assault on democracy and the rule of law.” Yep. #ScienceUpFirst