When it comes to getting the coronavirus vaccine, Mississippi residents have an abundance of options. On Thursday, there were more than 73,000 slots to be…
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Tag: Rumors and Misinformation
Capitol Rioters Face the Consequences of Their Selfie Sabotage
Mr. Biggs’s activities that day were chronicled at length by himself and others. His walk from the Washington Monument was filmed by Eddie Block, a…
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How White Evangelicals’ Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic
These are questions that secular public health entities are not equipped to answer, he said. “The even deeper problem is, the white evangelicals aren’t even…
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One Republican’s Lonely Fight Against a Flood of Disinformation
AFTON, Va. — Denver Riggleman stood virtually alone. It was Oct. 2, on the floor of the House of Representatives, and he rose as one…
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What Georgia’s Voting Law Really Does
If election problems arise, a common occurrence, it is now more difficult to extend voting hours. Page 72: Poll hours at a precinct may be…
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Misinformation Isn’t Just on Facebook and Twitter
The plague of misinformation — false rumors about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election, the ineffectiveness of face masks and the safety of 5G,…
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A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil’s Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals
The virus has killed more than 300,000 people in Brazil, its spread aided by a highly contagious variant, political infighting and distrust of science. PORTO…
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Lawmakers Grill Tech C.E.O.s on Capitol Riot, Getting Few Direct Answers
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers grilled the leaders of Facebook, Google and Twitter on Thursday about the connection between online disinformation and the Jan. 6 riot at…
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Papua New Guinea Had Zero Covid-19 Cases for Months. Now It’s Overwhelmed.
“They’re our family. They’re our friends. They’re our neighbors. They’re our partners,” Scott Morrison, Australia’s prime minister, said last week. “This is in Australia’s interests,…
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Republicans Push for Greater Power Over How Elections Are Run
Jon Greenbaum, the chief counsel for the nonpartisan Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said Republicans were engaged in an “all-out effort to change…
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