Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
- Assistant Professor of Communication and Political Science, The Ohio State University
Attacks on scientific expertise have been increasing, especially in politics. Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is among the more prominent people who have done that.
In-person conversations between Republicans and Democrats lasting just 15 minutes were found to lessen political animus, research shows.
Anti-vaccine activists are using the side effect reporting system to spread fear and misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines. But the database could also be used as a gauge for public concerns.
El 43% de los norteamericanos cree, erróneamente, que vacunarse contra la gripe provoca que uno contraiga esta enfermedad, a pesar de que diversos estudios científicos han demostrado lo contrario.
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Nearly half of Americans say they see a great deal of bias in the news media. But the research on this subject is unresolved.
Eleven years after its release, An Inconvenient Truth, the iconic climate documentary, has spawned a sequel. But did the original do more harm than good by polarizing Americans on climate change?
News consumers don’t often believe fake news. But it’s nonetheless critical that they learn to gauge the legitimacy of news sources and become aware of their own biases.
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