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Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67687449 There is a vast Russia based network of fake TikTok accounts that are posing as real users from countries such as Germany, France, Poland, and Ukraine. These accounts are using stolen profile photos and posting just one video each targeting many Ukrainian officials and portraying them as uncaring about ordinary citizens and the war…
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Misinformation, disinformation, and gun violence
disinformation, and gun violence Author https://suny-one.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_proquest_journals_2897069800&context=PC&vid=01SUNY_ONE:01SUNY_ONE&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any,contains,Disinformation%20Gun%20violence&offset=0 this illustrates a report of disinformation because in the article the Canadian government is attempting to stamp it out. It explains how the Canadian government is attempting to censor a facebook page for "armed farmers" (being the persecuted victims) who spread disinformation about local politics in order to scare…
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Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media
A substantial amount of false information about the risk of overdosing from casual fentanyl contact has reportedly been spread through social media and mainstream channels, according to statistics cited in the news article "Fentanyl Panic Goes Viral: The Spread of Misinformation about Overdose Risk from Casual Contact with Fentanyl in Mainstream and social media". It…
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Police reports of accidental fentanyl overdose in the field: Correcting a culture-bound syndrome that harms us all
A deputy in San Diego allegedly overdosed and after help from his colleages was taken to the hospital for treatment. At the hospital, toxicologists labeled it impossible to have overdosed that quickly with such little amounts of fentanyl in the air. As stated in the article, “The deputy’s symptoms were inconsistent with an opioid overdose,…
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Sheriff’s deputy overdoses after exposure to fentanyl during arrest
By ABC NEWS August 6, 2021, 4:51 PM https://abcnews.go.com/US/sheriffs-deputy-overdoses-exposure-fentanyl-arrest/story?id=79324033 Claims officer overdosed on fentanyl exposure when doctors say you cannnot overdose on fentanyl from seconf hand exposure or skin contact
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Gun Violence Misinformation Panel Speaks to Creating Informed Policy Debate
April 26, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich '20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research https://today.uconn.edu/2022/04/gun-violence-misinformation-panel-speaks-to-creating-informed-policy-debate/# The goal of the public panel was to draw attention to how common misinformation is in the national discourse on gun laws and to start a conversation about how misinformation affects the decisions made about policies. Participant Raissian…
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Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media
Beletsky, L., Seymour, S., Kang, S., Siegel, Z., Sinha, M. S., Marino, R., Dave, A., & Freifeld, C. C. (2020). Fentanyl panic goes viral: The spread of misinformation about overdose risk from casual contact with fentanyl in mainstream and social media. International Journal of Drug Policy, 86, 102951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102951 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0955395920302851?dgcid=coauthor A substantial amount of false…
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Michigan State trooper given Narcan after drug exposure on job
The Detroit News https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2019/03/14/michigan-state-trooper-given-narcan-after-drug-exposure-job/3160129002/ It states that "Fentanyl can be absorbed, inhaled or ingested and a small amount of it is enough to cause overdose or death, police say." This is not true, and just because the police say so, does not mean you can overdose from touching fentanyl or from any kind of second…
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