Disinformation

What’s App tightens its rules to counter coronavirus misinformation

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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. 

Cell Towers Spreading Coronavirus?

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A conspiracy theory that has a growing base of support blames the spread of coronavirus on 5G wireless technology. As a consequence of this theory, acts of vandalism and arson against telecom towers have sharply increased in Britain over the past month. This article demonstrates the very real, deleterious effects of conspiracy theories for the … Read more

Juhasz, “‘The Wuhan I Know’: A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines,” NPR, April 4, 2020.

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A 23-year-old woman originally from Wuhan created a graphic novel about the discrimination she faced and the wonderful qualities of the city itself before it became known for a disease. Part of the graphic novel is included in the link. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/30/823825436/the-wuhan-i-know-a-comic-about-the-city-behind-the-coronavirus-headlines?live=1&utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20200403&utm_term=4500285&utm_campaign=the-new-normal&utm_id=52308689&orgid=

Chotiner, “The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration,” The New Yorker, March 30, 2020.

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In this article, Isaac Chotiner interviews Richard Epstein about his essay, “Coronavirus Perspective,” that claims most epidemiological models of the covid-19 pandemic are mistaken. Chotiner teases out Epstein’s assumptions on which he bases his thinking, and inserts quotations from experts in the fields about which Epstein makes mistaken claims. https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-contrarian-coronavirus-theory-that-informed-the-trump-administration