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Did the CIA Actually Sell Crack in the 1980s? | The War On Drugs ( Youtube Vice News)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE2-zYEldGc Since it was started by President Harry Truman in 1947, the CIA has been known for doing some really surprising things. Some of these things, like testing mind-control drugs in the 1950s, were true. But other claims, like being involved in the assassination of President Kennedy, are not true. In 1996, people accused the…
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Disinformation hiding in the comments of Instagram
I often see posts on Instagram tagged with the tag 'false information'. Usually it is on the effects of Covid-19, or presidential elections, but disinformation doesn't only exist as just a post. I was searching through Mark Zuckerberg posts on Instagram and I saw many surprising things. I would see posts that were criticizing what…
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Gun Violence Myths in America
Zimring, F. E., & Hawkins, G. (1990). Firearms and Assault: “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People.” In L. Nisbet (Ed.), Gun Control Debate (pp. 170-176). National Criminal Justice Reference Service. NCJ Number 127641. Firearms and Assault: “Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People” A common myth used in the topic of gun violence is…
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Misinformation, Disinformation, and Gun Violence
Author: Jennifer Andrews Misinformation, Disinformation, and Gun Violence in Canada (revised) This article illustrates a report of disinformation from the Canadian government. 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 people. Content on…
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Large body of misinformation is fueling American gun violence
Tom Gabor and Fred Guttenberg. "Large body of misinformation is fueling American gun violence." Published at 11:07 a.m. ET June 7, 2023 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/06/07/gun-misinformation-fuels-american-violence/70281179007/ The sentence emphasizes how widely the gun lobby has spread false information about the safety and ownership of firearms in America. Gun control advocates point to phrases like "people kill, not guns"…
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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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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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The online information war over fake content linked to Israel-Hamas conflict
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-online-information-war-over-fake-content-linked-to-israel-hamas-conflict This item provides a complete research on the Hamas and Israel war throughout the first three months of conflict. There are lots of false or wrongly labeled things about the conflict that have been seen by many people online. These analysts found video evidence and statements made from the Israeli government that discredit the…
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