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I see this take a lot. There's some truth there. But it ignores the reality that social media now rewards extreme takes which, over time, means those beliefs become mainstream/normalized.And
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Dang! Notorious spyware company NSO Group is marketing #COVID19 tracking in US, according to @NBCNightlyNews. Time to go CSI on screenshots of the product. THREAD So I assembled as many
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From calling crash out Brexit an Australia deal to faked videos of victims in protests we are all exposed and influenced by misinformation much more than we realise. We need
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short thread, and I'm going to use @Timothy_Cama headline as a jumping off point, not to pick on him (he's a solid reporter) but only as an example.https://twitter.com/Timothy_Cama/status/1319693857827803137 Today a
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1.) A CDC doctor blew the whistle about a disastrous flu vaccine that was causing a deadly flu outbreak. Almost every patient who nearly died or did die, had had
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Quick thread. Holy Moly, this is the US Post Office quarterly report.Yup, they file cos they have public debt issuance.https://about.usps.com/what/financials/financial-conditions-results-reports/fy2020-q3.pdf Fiscal year 2019, U.S.P.S had a
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This seems like just another Trump tweet but I don't think people understand what weight this could theoretically carry. I'm inserting no opinions or beliefs into this information, just stating
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A thread on the tipping point for me as a journalist, after having written for @timesofindia for 30 years in Bihar @chatukhor @SankarshanT @tabish_khair @manishndtv @maryashakil @AnuragC1106 @OnReality_Check @gettleman The
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1/ Alright people it's almost July 2020. I think it's time for a new campaign.I'm not joking in this one. I am fully serious. I joked about "Everyone for Prison"
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Some thoughts on the whole "ignore the polls" thing. I get that people shouldn't get complacent (please don't!) but I think there are layers here that are not part of
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1> India unites #thread #IndiaFightsCoronavirus https://twitter.com/RNTata2000/status/1243852348637605888 2> India unites #thread #IndiaFightsCoronavirus https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1243867585294131201 3> India unites #thread #
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A BRIEF THREAD: Today, @PetrieFlom published a piece by @paulcmclean & I on their Bill of Health blog that explores sports, entitlement, #ethics, equity, and the doctor-patient relationship in the
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OK, so @MayorBowser extended D.C.'s stay-at-home order until June 8 (story: https://dcist.com/story/20/05/13/d-c-extends-stay-at-home-order-through-june-8/), and there were some questions today on this here website about the metrics the city is u
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#HAPPENINGNOW: White House Daily Coronavirus Task Force 4/13/20- US continues to make progress; infection rates across nation going flat.- Charts and models early on estimated way more fatalities than latest
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Phunware, a data firm for Trump campaign, got millions in coronavirus small business help https://www.cbsnews.com/news/phunware-data-collection-trump-campaign-coronavirus-small-business-loans/ via @cbsmoneywatch A digital technology company
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Amy Loves (1) Boy with (2) Cheek Freckles: a thread So (I think) this is how it all started:I saw this tweethttps://twitter.com/amyuzu1012/status/1137166085617328128?s=21 https://twitter.com/amyuzu1012/status/1137166085617328128 and then replied with
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