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How to Avoid Misinformation as Coronavirus Spreads


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How to Avoid Misinformation as Coronavirus Spreads

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) -- It's not just coronavirus that's rapidly spreading around the world. Experts say misinformation about the virus is traveling just as fast. When a "crisis event" like the coronavirus outbreak explodes in the news, Jevin West, director of the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington, tells WCBS 880's Lynda Lopez that's when the public is most susceptible to believing misinformation online and on social... read more...



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