0014 - More Covid Misinformation
We are all seeing tons of covid misinformation. Just as every social meet up is a vector for covid, every social network is a vector for misinformation about covid. Mako and Sqeaky tackle half a dozen covid myths, instead of current news we just have a huge list of deaths, and we dig into how covid misinformation is structured.
Get the show notes or listen online at: https://dysevidentia.transistor.fm/episodes/episode-14-more-covid-misinformation
Here are the sources referenced this episode:
- SOURCE[1:50] Dysevidentia 12 Evolution and Creationism with the Rock Doctor - https://dysevidentia.transistor.fm/episodes/evolution-and-creationism-with-the-rock-doctor
- SOURCE[2:06] Dysevidentia 4 The Right Mask for the Wrong Reason - https://dysevidentia.transistor.fm/episodes/the-right-mask-for-the-wrong-reason
- SOURCE[2:29] Gateway pundit a misinformation spreader misrepresents sources to push false conclusions - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/comes-wearing-face-mask-time-challenge-pseudo-science/
- SOURCE[2:52] Wikipedia on the Gateway Pundit - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gateway_Pundit
- SOURCE[3:52] The shitty explanation on what kinematic artifacts are from pulitzer himself - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F9mtK0lPDY
- SOURCE[6:12] Podcast 19, the June 30 episode talks about what goes into expertise - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-the-cdcs-blindspots-complicated-the-fight-against-covid-19/
- SOURCE[7:17] EDF Action - https://www.edfaction.org/how-we-can-fight-misinformation
- SOURCE[7:29] Wikipedia on Dunning-Kruger effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
- SOURCE[9:01] The link to our raffle - https://gleam.io/w0zgk/dysevidentia-flash-drive-giveaway
- SOURCE[12:39] - Guardian News’ YouTube trump talking out his ass - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxuUJJz4VE
- SOURCE[12:39] - Trump again claims Covid-19 will 'go away' as Fauci warns of long road ahead - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/05/donald-trump-covid-19-go-away
- SOURCE[13:21] - Timeline showing many false claims from trump and demonstrates trump knew some where false - https://doggett.house.gov/media-center/blog-posts/timeline-trump-s-coronavirus-responses
- SOURCE[15:28] 2 minutes of how anti-vaxxers trust scientists - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-%E2%99%A3%EF%B8%8F-tierney-932828b4_little-message-for-antivaxxers-in-language-ugcPost-6831139060464128000-AKts
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- SOURCE[20:41] Reuters confirmation - https://www.reuters.com/world/china/russia-china-sow-disinformation-undermine-trust-wester n-vaccines-eu-report-says-2021-04-28/
- SOURCE[20:41] AP News Confirmation - https://apnews.com/article/pandemics-beijing-only-on-ap-epidemics-media-122b73e134b780919cc1808f3f6f16e8
- SOURCE[22:44] Scientific American on Covid Myths - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eight-persistent-covid-19-myths-and-why-people-believe-them/
- SOURCE[24:02] - Check Sqeaky’s Linked in history for people claiming this - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-toppi-96276214/
- SOURCE[24:02] Myth:Disinformation is push by people like MTG - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-twitter-suspension-covid-vaccines-masks-false-claims/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=127214950
- SOURCE[25:32] Japan ministry, labor, and health - https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_20407.html
- SOURCE[24:21] WorldOmeter info - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/japan/
- SOURCE[27:24] Dysevidentia Ep 4 - Right Mask for the Wrong Reason - https://dysevidentia.transistor.fm/episodes/the-right-mask-for-the-wrong-reason
- SOURCE[28:50] - Gateway pundit a misinformation spreader uses videos out of context and inapplicable science to push false conclusions - https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/03/comes-wearing-face-mask-time-challenge-pseudo-science/
- SOURCE[28:50] CDC on Masks - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/10/20-0948_article
- SOURCE[30:09] Mayo Clinic video on mask effectiveness - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_bM1y1IpJY
- SOURCE[30:58] ASAPScience on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDeP7-rUZmo
- SOURCE[32:29] Myths perpetuated by not a doctor Dan Stock - https://meaww.com/who-is-dan-stock-indiana-docs-claims-about-futility-of-masks-in-covid-19-in-video-go-viral
- SOURCE[40:03] CDC on EUA - https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/vaccines/emergency-use-authorization-vaccines-explained
- SOURCE[40:03] bloomberg coverage maps - https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/covid-vaccine-tracker-global-distribution/
- SOURCE[41:09] Urban dictionary Snowball - https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snow%20ball
- SOURCE[42:33] Politicans like MTG - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dr-jonathan-reiner-shreds-qanon-house-reps-my-body-my-choice-refusal-to-wear-a-mask-it-is-no-longer-your-choice-to-spew-virus-in-my-face/ar-BB1b0aYM
- SOURCE[43:52] 94K surge in COVID-19 cases among kids - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alarming-94k-surge-covid-19-cases-kids-hospitals/story?id=79364484
- SOURCE[46:33] Kids make up 15% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kids-covid-19-delta-variant-some-doctors-say-theyre-getting-sicker/
- SOURCE[48:13] Airbags - https://emj.bmj.com/content/19/6/490
- SOURCE[50:42] Two Tennessee children die from COVID-19 in hospital - https://fox17.com/news/local/two-tennessee-children-die-from-covid-19-we-thought-we-wouldnt-have-to-see-this-again-infection-virus-health-vaccine-shelby-hospital-kids
- SOURCE[50:42] Pediatric patient dies from COVID-19 - https://www.wesh.com/article/pediatric-patient-dies-covid-19-children-hospitalization/37246779
- SOURCE[50:42] Joseph Smith Founder of Mormon Church - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Smith
- SOURCE[51:15] Assholes on social media shared this with me - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pather-lloyd-neff-9b766213_actions-do-speak-louder-than-words-the-big-activity-6830609618285289472-DkR-
- SOURCE[54:22] Snopes on George Washingtion vaccinating his troops - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/washington-order-troops-vaccinated/
- SOURCE [52:48] 22-Year-Old Who Didn't Think He Needed Vaccine Dies of COVID - https://www.newsweek.com/22-year-old-who-didnt-think-he-needed-vaccine-dies-covid-after-ignoring-moms-plea-1617657
- SOURCE [52:48] West Memphis family mourns the loss of 11-year-old girl - https://www.kait8.com/2021/08/05/west-memphis-family-mourns-loss-11-year-old-girl/
- SOURCE [52:48] 23-year-old man dies of COVID-19 two days after daughter’s birth - https://www.cbs7.com/2021/08/06/23-year-old-man-dies-covid-19-2-days-after-daughters-birth/
- SOURCE [52:48] Arkansas mother grieves after teen son dies from COVID-19 - https://katv.com/news/local/arkansas-mother-recalls-the-moment-her-teenage-son-died-of-covid-19
- SOURCE [52:48] A father’s anguish after 5 year old Georgia boy dies - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-death-5-year-old-boy-georgia/
- SOURCE [1:03:47] Florida radio and Newsmax host who opposed Covid vaccine dies of Covid - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-radio-newsmax-host-who-opposed-covid-vaccine-dies-covid-n1276304
- SOURCE [1:04:52] Texas councilman who spurned vaccines, masks dies after Covid-19 hospitalization - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-councilman-who-spurned-vaccines-masks-dies-after-covid-19-n1276219
- SOURCE [1:06:18] Chef’s parents and brother die from Covid within week after jab refusal - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/chefs-parents-and-brother-die-from-covid-within-week-after-jab-refusal
- SOURCE [1:06:18] Anti-vaxx mum, dad and brother all die of Covid within a week of each other - https://www.the-sun.com/news/3438416/anti-vaxx-mum-dad-brother-die-covid/
- SOURCE [1:07:52] Healthy nightclub manager who rejected the vaccine because it was too 'experimental' died from COVID-19 weeks later - https://www.businessinsider.com/anti-vaxxer-distrusted-the-elite-so-refused-vaccine-dies-of-covid-19-2021-8
- SOURCE [1:08:33] 28-year-old Atlanta man who died of COVID-19 has heartbreaking last message - https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/widowed-25-atlanta-woman-loses-28-year-old-husband-covid-19/CRG7YHKQWVCF7HJPYXYG5A3EJI/
- SOURCE [1:09:43] Stephen Harmon, Corona Man Who Tweeted About Refusing To Get Vaccinated, Dies From COVID-19 - https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/07/23/hillsong-church-stephen-harmon-dies-covid-19-unvaccinated/
- SOURCE [1:11:06] Alan Scott Lanoix Thought the vaccine was literal poison - https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/family-urges-vaccine-after-unvaccinated-father-of-three-dies-of-covid-19/289-fb080e4a-18a8-4ff2-88e8-9a62ebcdf25c
- SOURCE [1:14:33] Vaccine Tourism - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/vaccine-tourism-rise-wealthy-international-tourists-eye-opportunity-u-s-n1255531