Fake news makes disease outbreaks worse, study finds

LONDON - The rise of “fake news” - including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media - could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse, according to research published on Friday.

“When it comes to COVID-19, there has been a lot of speculation, misinformation and fake news circulating on the internet – about how the virus originated, what causes it and how it is spread,” said Paul Hunter, a UEA professor of medicine who co-led the study. “Fake news is manufactured with no respect for accuracy, and is often based on conspiracy theories,” Hunter said.

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Fake news is new?

Spare it. The communist loves fake news, does it 24/7.

Fake news makes everything worse

Or fake disease outbreaks will stop people's freedom of speech

-Looks in the mirror-

So, maybe stop taking money from China to publish fake news?

It should be traced back to the origin and deal th with.

Fake news, like under-reporting the actual figures?

Yes, fake news like .. Reuters, CNN,MSNBC,ABC etc.

Not just disease, EVERYTHING.

But who was in 2nd and 3rd place.

ABSOLUTELY! Want proof? Just check what China's CCP's has been cranking out: a SHIT-LOAD of FAKE numbers!

As it does regarding climate.

Right? I went to the doctor and he told me I had the Fake News flu and that I should stop watching CNN

Not as bad as media outlets not questioning false data from a communist state

Not as bad as eating bats

Tell that to the Chinese.

Does it make anything better?

This new call of duty update looks sick

well yeah

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