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How Canadians can use social media to help debunk COVID-19 misinformation

How Canadians can use social media to help debunk COVID-19 misinformation
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How Canadians can use social media to help debunk COVID-19 misinformation

How Canadians can use social media to help debunk COVID-19 misinformation
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#ScienceUpFirst: Social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science

About 40 misinformation debunkers are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide science-based evidence on social media. There s been misinformation about all kinds of things that you can do to treat COVID with crazy treatments like cow urine and bleach, said Prof. Timothy Caulfield, Canadian research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta. Caulfield is spearheading the #ScienceUpFirst movement. And now we re in the middle of trying to roll out the vaccine and we know that misinformation is having an adverse impact on vaccination. Things like the vaccine will change your DNA. No, it won t. The idea that the vaccine is associated with infertility. No, it s not, Caulfield said Monday in a phone interview.

Social media campaign #ScienceUpFirst counters COVID-19 misinformation with science

EDMONTON Microsoft founder Bill Gates did not create the virus that causes COVID-19 and he is not forcing microchips into your body through vaccinations. Those pieces of misinformation are examples of what a group of Canadian scientists and health professionals is trying to discredit through a new campaign tackling inaccurate theories about the pandemic. About 40 misinformation debunkers are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide science-based evidence on social media. Get top stories in your inbox. Our award-winning journalists bring you the news that impacts you, Canada, and the world. Don t miss out. Email There s been misinformation about all kinds of things that you can do to treat COVID with crazy treatments like cow urine and bleach, said Prof. Timothy Caulfield, Canadian research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta.

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