Headlines For Nov. 14, 2021
VOA
Indian Police Target People Spreading Alleged ‘Fake News’ on Anti-Muslim Violence
Indian police, claiming “fake news” was being spread about anti-Muslim violence, have charged dozens of social media users in the northeastern state of Tripura — including members of private fact-finding groups looking into the violence.
The Straits Times
Taiwan ramps up efforts to raise public’s media literacy to fight fake news
A video of Taiwan’s Health Minister Chen Shih-chung singing into a microphone at a dinner party drew criticism from netizens and an opposition leader when it started circulating online last Wednesday (Nov 10) night. Main opposition party Kuomintang chairman Eric Chu hinted that the minister should resign for being frivolous during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Guardian
‘Detox’ routines won’t undo Covid vaccine, experts tell anti-vaxxers
Medical experts are speaking out against Covid-19 vaccine “detoxes” that some inaccurately claim can remove the effects of vaccinations received under mandates and other public health rulings. In one TikTok video that has received hundreds of thousands of views, Carrie Madej, an osteopath based in Georgia, falsely claims a bath containing baking soda, epsom salts and the cleaning agent borax will “detox the vaxx” from anyone who has received a jab.
The Jordan Times
Why COVID-19 misinformation works
At the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro used his allotted time at the podium to recount his views on COVID-19. He extolled the virtues of treatments that have been rejected by scientists and proclaimed that he had benefited from the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine.
CNN
Fact-checking 5 viral Covid-19 vaccine falsehoods
Since vaccines were first authorized for use nearly a year ago, swarms of anti-vaxxers have pushed a variety of unfounded claims suggesting the vaccine is unsafe and urging people not to receive one. Even with 58.5% percent of Americans fully vaccinated and mandatory vaccines for federal employees and contractors set to go into effect, anti-vaccine misinformation is still commonplace.
