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‘Large body of misinformation is fueling American gun violence’
By Tom Gabor and Fred Guttenburg, June 7, 2023 https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/columns/2023/06/07/gun-misinformation-fuels-american-violence/70281179007/ this article debunks the misinformation that comes with different opinions of gun violence in america, i.e. the slogans “guns dont kill, people do” and “the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun”.
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‘Florida cop treated for overdose after possible fentanyl exposure, police say’
By Athina Morris, December 14, 2022 https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/video-florida-cop-treated-for-overdose-after-possible-fentanyl-exposure-police-say/ This article is misleading as it claims that an officer suffered a contact overdose from fentanyl exposure. In reality, the officer did not suffer an overdose. Such misleading headlines can contribute to misinformation about fentanyl and create unnecessary fear surrounding fentanyl, and law enforcement encounters with the drug.
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Police Officer overdoses after brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform
(Moshtaghian, A)(2017) Police Officer overdoese after brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform-CNN https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/16/health/police-fentanyl-overdose-trnd/index.html This article claims that a police officer in Ohio had a fentanyl overdose due to brushing fentanyl powder off his uniform. According to the article, the police officer almost immediately started feeling unwell and disoriented after doing so. He collapsed and was…
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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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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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