https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-52474347 This article explores different sources of misinformation regarding the pandemic from internet pranksters to the U.S President, concerned moms and celebrities
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/health/california-doctors-coronavirus-claims/index.html A news conference by two California doctors who downplay the threat of COVID-19 and encourage reopening of the cities has recently gone viral. The doctors who are not epidemiologist and who run urgent care centers in Bakersfield used non-peer reviewed data to make their case against shelter in place order. The two have featured on … Read more
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52224331 The article provides a snapshot of the cold war being fought between U.S and China during the COVID-19 pandemic crises. Both countries have been accusing one and another for the origin of the virus. The tensions move into a new phase as President Trump recently announced that U.S was going to halt funding for … Read more
https://www.france24.com/en/20200418-sanctions-hit-iran-gambles-on-partial-covid-19-lockdown-exit The dilemma between containing the virus and saving the economy is at play globally, but perhaps the issue is more urgent for countries with weaker economies like Iran. The article summarizes the current condition of Iran battling with the pandemic. Iran’s economy which was already beleaguered by U.S. sanctions is under further pressure due … Read more
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/its-not-september-12-anymore/609502/ The former deputy national security advisor to Barack Obama explores United States’ war on terror and contrasts it with the new world reality in 2020 in the midst of a global pandemic. He suggests that ‘us versus them’ U.S foreign policy that emerged (perhaps remerged with consideration to the cold war) is no longer … Read more
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/07/tech/whatsapp-misinformation-forward-limit/index.html What’s App, a Facebook owned platform, has been one of the popular sources of misinformation about the pandemic. This article introduces the recent restriction the platform has introduced to stop the prevent the spread of the misinformation. The most recent policy prevents individuals from simultaneously forwarding a message to more than one group chat.
