Misinformation lends itself to social contagion – here’s how to recognize and combat it
- Written by Shaon Lahiri, Assistant Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston
Misinformation on social media has the potential to manipulate millions of people.Pict Rider/iStock via Getty Images PlusIn 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines. Nearly 40 girls age 12 to 18 from a religious school had been screaming inconsolably, claiming to have seen a...
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