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March 30, 2020 04:04 pm GMT
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How to talk about coronavirus misinformation with the older people in your life
Your phone pings with another message in the family group text. It's grandma, sharing a block of text clearly copy and pasted from Facebook.
"Be careful!" she writes, alongside news that you could get a ticket for driving during stay-at-home orders in Los Angeles (you can't).
Misinformation about coronavirus is circling on social media. And the same demographic that is most at risk for the virus is also especially susceptible to fake news about the coronavirus.
"Your grandma is in the crosshairs," said Jeff Hancock, a Stanford University professor of communications who studies social media and truth. "It’s truly a perfect storm for older people right now." Read more...
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