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But during the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warn, false or misleading posts can mean the difference between someone taking precautions or not. “When you’re in a situation where the world is confusing, you’re trying to latch on to what’s true. A common suggestion is to listen to the experts,” Fazio said. “If you have people pretending to be those experts or grabbing that credibility, then that can cause a lot of havoc.” Scott Reeder, a movie and TV prop master in Austin, Texas, who frequently shares jokes and film industry secrets with his 1 million TikTok followers, posted a short...

Americans are inundated by misinformation related to the novel coronavirus pandemic, their online posts or their very identities have even been hijacked by anti-vaccine activists and others peddling lies about the outbreak.

The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online ALI SWENSON and BEATRICE DUPUY, Associated Press May 14, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Dr. Michelle Rockwell, who was targeted by vaccine opponents after she posted about her miscarriage online, looks at her Instagram page with her hijacked post marked as fake news during an interview at her home Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Jenks, Okla. Individuals across the country, like Rockwell, have found themselves swept into the misinformation maelstrom, their online posts or their very identities hijacked by anti-vaccine activ...

From a movie prop master in Texas to a professor in New York, people across the country have found themselves swept into the misinformation maelstrom, their online posts or their very identities hijacked by anti-vaccine activists and others peddling lies about the outbreak.

Ali Swenson And Beatrice Dupuy Movie prop master Scott Reeder displays retractable props at his shop in Austin, Texas, April 26, 2021. Reeder's TikTok video about prop retractable needles was used without his permission to spread false claims about politicians getting fake vaccinations. Individuals across the country, like Reeder, have found themselves swept into the misinformation maelstrom, their online posts or their very identities hijacked by anti-vaccine activists and others peddling lies about the COVID-19 outbreak. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) May 14, 2021 - 11:38 A...