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Friday, May 1, 2020

The Dangerous Spread of Conspiracy Theories

Why dangerous conspiracy theories about the virus spread so fast — and how they can be stopped
“The onslaught of information and misinformation on social media, on cable news and in general conversation may create confusion, but it’s made even worse by human discomfort with ambiguity, especially when our lives are at stake”.

Chinese lab conducted extensive research on deadly bat viruses, but there is no evidence of accidental release
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/chinese-lab-conducted-extensive-research-on-deadly-bat-viruses-but-there-is-no-evidence-of-accidental-release/2020/04/30/3e5d12a0-8b0d-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html