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Mashup Score: 18Why ‘protect the children’ has been the rallying cry for protests opposed to everything from vaccines to LGBTQ+ care in schools - 11 month(s) ago
Some of those protesting at Hamilton’s public board Monday night have appeared at protests around Ontario
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Mashup Score: 8Research identifies factors that make correcting misinformation about science more successful - 11 month(s) ago
In an article titled “A Meta-analysis of Correction Effects in Science-Relevant Misinformation” published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, University of Pennsylvania social psychologists and communication scholars Man-pui Sally Chan and Dolores Albarracín explain the circumstances under which corrections of misinformation about science are most likely to work or fail, as well as the…
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Research identifies factors that make correcting misinformation about science more successful https://t.co/i5YtTrWiM8 - correction was emotionally more positive - matched the ideology of the recipients - issue was not politically polarized via @physorg_com @APPCPenn… https://t.co/cEOsrHdTVD
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Mashup Score: 9Rogan, Musk, RFK Jr.: COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Thrives Even as Coronavirus Levels Fall - 11 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: 15Google earned $10m from ads misdirecting abortion seekers to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’ - 11 month(s) ago
A study finds the search giant has profited since Roe was overturned from anti-abortion groups buying misleading search terms
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Grrr.... "Google earned $10m from ads misdirecting abortion seekers to ‘pregnancy crisis centers’" https://t.co/pu8isrGVjd by @kari_paul via @guardian @AllyBoguhn: “At the heart of these fake health centers ... is nothing more than lies & misinformation.”
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Mashup Score: 22Kaplan-Myrth: Anti-trans protest shows it's time to create 'safe zones' around Ottawa schools - 11 month(s) ago
We have seen a sharp rise in anti-trans rhetoric and LGBTQ intolerance globally in the last year.
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Hear, hear. Anti-trans protest shows it's time to create 'safe zones' around Ottawa schools https://t.co/E9iXviVLsB by @nilikm via @ottawacitizen "...we are seeing a significant rise of bigotry across Canada."
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Mashup Score: 41Who Says a Walk Can’t Be a Workout? - 11 month(s) ago
There are simple ways to increase intensity without turning your stroll into a slog.
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Who Says a Walk Can’t Be a Workout? https://t.co/pxY3cgHZoq via @NYTHealth Something I changed my mind about. I used to think of walking as a waste of exercise time. I was obsessed with intensity. Now I walk every day. Yes, evidence-base evolved. But also just so enjoyable!
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Mashup Score: 77State of Vaccine Confidence in the EU – The Vaccine Confidence Project - 11 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: 1Scientist pressured to debate RFK Jr says he won’t be part of ‘Jerry Springer’ show - 11 month(s) ago
Dr Peter Hotez says he refuses to bow to vicious harassment campaign to provide a platform for ‘whack-a-doodle’ vaccine conspiracists
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#TeamHotez! Scientist pressured to debate RFK Jr says he won’t be part of ‘Jerry Springer’ show https://t.co/99kDNBNhKi @BevanHurley "Let’s face it, when you have #RFKJr & Joe Rogan & Elon Musk, all tag-teaming ... That probably includes just about every follower on Twitter."
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Mashup Score: 9
Health experts are worried that misinformation about COVID-19 will spread online after Meta announced it will be rolling back some of its misinformation policies.
Source: ABC NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
Health experts worry as Meta rolls back some COVID misinformation policies https://t.co/uJGZSs7maT @johnbrownstein: "One of the biggest challenges we faced with the pandemic... was not the virus itself but it was the #misinformation that was generated around the science..."
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Mashup Score: 9YouTube removes video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jordan Peterson for vaccine misinformation - 11 month(s) ago
Kennedy, an anti-vaccine crusader, is seeking support for a Democratic presidential run.
Source: NBC NewsCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
YouTube removes video of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jordan Peterson for vaccine #misinformation https://t.co/duBZi9pDYU by @David_Ingram @BenjaminGoggin via @nbcnews "...removal came amid a broader tug-of-war online between vaccine conspiracy theorists and prominent doctors."… https://t.co/CyDhDEucoW
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"Why ‘protect the children’ has been the rallying cry for protests opposed to everything from vaccines to #LGBTQ care" https://t.co/b5n1PnmT6y by @GrantRants @torontostar Me: "...it becomes about that position, not the indefensible, incoherent stuff you’re actually proposing.”