#Infodemic

Zim Fact

ZimFact

#FactCheck We are all being exposed to a huge amount of information on a daily basis, and not all of it is reliable. Here‘s a thread of tips for telling

kenyatta cheese

kenyatta

I’ve been trying to stop myself whenever I use a war metaphor to talk about countering political or science disinfo/misinfo like it’s a proxy war in Vietnam because it makes

Sam Wineburg

samwineburg

Here's an easy (& timely) lesson for your kids tomorrow. Let's start with this tweet. What's the difference between mis- and disinformation? It's big. 1/11 "The media doesn't select the

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

rasmus_kleis

The #covid19 pandemic has seen a surge in online misinformation, much of it shared on platforms, posing a real risk to individual and public health.Speaking today at @WMFEvents about @risj_oxford

Stephen Harrison

harrisonstephen

We covered a lot of ground this year in @Slate's Source Notes column about @Wikipedia and internet knowledge. Here is my list of five stories that I'm proud of from

Gianmaria 👨‍💻

DGTL_Brussels

We just released this year's #TrustBarometer. Guess what? You need a global pandemic, an economic crisis and widespread misinformation to bring people's trust to its lowest. Some key considerations.https://twitter.com/EdelmanPR/stat

lotus

lotus_ruan

the first day when trump's account was banned a small number of analysts and self-proclaimed overseas chinese democracy fighters equate twitter's move to 'chinese-style censorship.' china experts like @dwertime @tony_zy

Kathryn Marwitz PharmD, MPH

kathrynmarwitz

The misleading ways #pharmacists are portrayed in movies and on television harms the profession, undermines our credibility, and deceives our patients who benefit from knowing what we do. Let's dispel

Felix M. Simon

_FelixSimon_

Why people (do not) trust the news, what they understand "trust" to mean/be & where it comes from are big questions. I tried to write about them for the @nzz.The

Shikha (#AmericaMaskUp) Jain MD, FACP

ShikhaJainMD

Our paper out in @JAMAInternalMed on attacks on physicians on social media. So proud of first author med student from @traependergrast! This paper was the beginning of so many opportunities,

Tiemo Wölken🇪🇺

woelken

A study published today by @Avaaz shows @Facebook has been failing in its quest to contain misinformation about the Coronavirus pandemic: Between 2019 and 2020, global health misinformation generated around

Vinny Arora MD MAPP

FutureDocs

I was asked by @VuMedi to discuss HOW health professionals should advocate for masking in their practice, communities and on social media to avoid the #infodemic. Why is this important?

Tracy Shields

tcshields

Thread: reading list (or more accurately, collecting with the intention of reading) of literature on the covid literature (metalit, if you will), in no particular order. #medlibs or others might

Marianna Spring

mariannaspring

This week there’s been a worrying escalation in abuse I receive. I’ve also been compiling some of my most impactful reporting for an exciting award’s entry! Here are those highlights

OVHLA

OVHLA

OVHLA was very concerned to hear about the CHEO Library closures, and have written a letter to senior leadership and stakeholders as a result: https://ovhla.chla-absc.ca/?p=530 1/5https://twitter.com/CHEO/status/1338938016908369921 Ma

Brandy Zadrozny

BrandyZadrozny

Thinking about this year. At the start of 2020, I was still on the disinfo beat, with a focus on health. In the first two months, I published stories about

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