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Scientific American Pandemic highlights for the week .” To receive newsletter issues daily in your inbox, sign up here. In a 2/19/21 newsletter for The New York Times, David Leonhardt writes that some cautionary public health messages about COVID-19 vaccines, such as messages about risks, uncertainties, caveats and side effects — all of which he calls “vaccine alarmism” — are “fundamentally misleading.” Some researchers and journalists are “instinctively skeptical and cautious,�...

The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories Feb. 18 05:20 am JST Mar. 2 | 12:00 am JST NEW YORK The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below. © Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. ©2021 GPlusMedia Inc. Dont forget the numerous JT posters with the...

Francis Boyle, Ali Khamenei: Meet the superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished Associated Press | February 15, 2021 | Updated 12:58 IST Anonymous social media users posed as high-level intelligence officials. And from China to Iran to Russia to the United States, governments amplified claims for their own motives As the coronavi...

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. Perhaps the virus escaped from a lab. Maybe it was engineered as a bioweapon.

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. Perhaps the virus escaped from a lab. Maybe it was engineered as a bioweapon. Legitimate questions about the virus created perfect conditions for conspiracy theories. In the absence of knowledge, guesswork and propaganda flourished. University professors with no evidence or training in virology were touted as experts. Anonymous social media users posed as high-level intelligence officials. And from China to Ir...

Investigation identifies people and groups behind some of the most viral misinformation about coronavirus origins.

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins....