Dept. of Education Investigating UA Involvement with Wuhan Lab
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The University of Alabama is being questioned by the U.S. Department of Education for potential involvement with the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) after the mention of a stated partnership between the school and the lab was discovered earlier this year.
The connection in question appears on the WIV s Partnerships webpage. Alongside the University of Alabama included other American companies and institutions like the University of North Texas, Harvard University, EcoHealth Alliance, The National Institutes of Health and the National Wildlife Federation.
Coronavirus Shows You May Not Be as Good at Detecting Misinformation as You Think
12 DECEMBER 2020
Most of us believe we re above average at detecting misinformation. This, of course, is a statistical impossibility – one that the coronaviruspandemic has well and truly put to the test.
As case numbers surge in the US, bringing a devastating wave of over 2,000 deaths per day, physicians and other health experts plead with citizens to heed public health advice. The problem is, some people still think the pandemic is a hoax. You go to different parts of the country, and even when the outbreak is clear and hospitals are on the verge of being overrun, there are a substantial proportion of the people who still think that this is not real, that it s fake news or that it s a hoax, immunologist and director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Anthony Fauci told CNN.
Content containing misinformation was likely to evoke negative emotions such as fear, worry and disgust.
Study highlights two of the reasons why it is so difficult to address the issue of COVID-19 on social networks. / Photo: Unsplash
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A recent study highlights two of the reasons that misinformation about COVID-19 is so difficult to tackle on social media:
most people think they re above average at spotting misinformation; and misinformation often triggers negative emotions that resonate with people. The findings may help communicators share accurate information more effectively.