Brian Stelter shared this article from Nature on how false information on the web “is propagated mainly by a relatively small number of super-spreaders, often high-profile partisan media outlets, social-media influencers and political figures”:
False info on the web "is propagated mainly by a relatively small number of super-spreaders, often high-profile partisan media outlets, social-media influencers and political figures…" https://t.co/HcWGgQTWMJ
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 18, 2021
He means CNN and himself, right?
Physician, heal thyself. https://t.co/QzoayTskxd
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) April 18, 2021
For example:
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 16, 2021
And many others!
CNN – Pushed debunked Russia bounty story
CNN – Claimed Trump left Biden no vaccine distribution
CNN – Retracted details of Trump's call to GA SoS
CNN – Hailed Andrew Cuomo's Covid response
CNN – Misinformation on GA voting law
CNN – Greg Abbot was 'wrong' on migrants with Covid https://t.co/x7AhRL3JnE— Brad Slager – Focused On Lasers (@MartiniShark) April 19, 2021
And don’t forget this classic moment:
https://twitter.com/FearTheFloof/status/1383750299756613637
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“This might be the most self-unaware post of the day” . . . or the year:
This might be the most self-unaware post of the day https://t.co/hUonsAaRfL
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) April 18, 2021
Even better? The Nature article itself and Stelter’s sharing of it actually are an example of what they say is a problem as the image that goes with the article claims that there are microchips in vaccines:
One place to start : don’t use photos with false info as the illustration flowing through social media.
— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) April 18, 2021
You see, this is where he’s supposed to delete his tweet but nah. EVERYONE else is the problem, right?
Touché @nature
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 18, 2021
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