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Can we vaccinate people against falling for vaccine lies? – ABC News
A hallmark of the coronavirus pandemic has been the related “infodemic” of fake news that has circulated online. But while many have tried valiantly to set the…
A hallmark of the coronavirus pandemic has been the related “infodemic” of fake news that has circulated online.
But while many have tried valiantly to set the story straight, fact-based debunking is often a tougher sell than a wild conspiracy theory.
Now experts are trying a different approach: they’ve come up with a game where you play the role of a fake-news generator in an attempt to get people to recognise misinformation when they see it.
So on today’s Coronacast, can we use games and similar…
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