covid-19 vaccine Why A Doctor Reached Out to Nicki Minaj About Her COVID Vaccine Tweets Dr. Uché Blackstock says she wanted to give Nicki Minaj some solid information about the COVID vaccine after seeing the artist’s social media posts linking strange health outcomes to the shot. Blackstock says society needs better responses to misinformation and communities need access to trusted messengers.
misinformation How to Spot Misinformation Online So You Don't Spread It With so much misinformation spreading online, it can be hard to know what to trust. Daniel Funke, a reporter for PolitiFact, joined LX News to share some tips to avoid accidentally spreading fake news.
misinformation No, the COVID-19 Vaccine Will Not Make You Infertile One of the most common pieces of misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine is that it will make women infertile. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, explains why you shouldn’t believe this myth.
covid-19 vaccine This NYC Doctor is ‘Overwhelmingly Excited' to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine After Watching His Patients Gasp for Air An NYC ER doctor who has seen the devastating impact of COVID-19 on his patients is now working to fight misinformation about the vaccine. Dr. Steven McDonald of Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center joined LX News to explain why communities of color are less likely to trust medical authorities and why it’s so important to reduce those doubts.
Election security Trump's Firing of Top Election Security Official Is Like ‘Losing a General at the Battlefront,' Says R.I. Secretary of State President Trump fired Chris Krebs, who headed election cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security, on Tuesday after he debunked claims of fraud and hacking in the election. Nellie Gorbea, the Rhode Island secretary of state and an expert on election security, told LX News that his firing poses a danger to our country that goes beyond the election.
misinformation How to Spot Misinformation Online and Clean Your Social Feeds to Avoid Fake News Misinformation is everywhere online and becoming even more widespread as Election Day approaches. NBCLX’s Clark Fouraker explains how to spot misinformation as well as how to clean your social media feeds to avoid encountering fake news.
misinformation False Claims of a Coronavirus ‘Cure' Are Spreading Online. Can Misinformation Be Stopped? Misinformation about coronavirus is surging online, with President Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and others sharing a video with false claims about a Covid-19 “cure.” Kellie Burns, an associate professor at the University of South Florida, joined LX News to discuss the role social media companies must play in controlling its spread.
misinformation How Pausing Before Sharing Online Can Fight the Spread of Misinformation Melissa Fleming, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, explains the effort to combat coronavirus misinformation online by asking people to pause and think about content before they share it.
