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D_Welch t1_it52vkh wrote

Reply to comment by footcandlez in Study tracks speedy spread of monkeypox misinformation on TikTok. Conspiracies promoted in the videos included the false claims that the monkeypox outbreaks were somehow “planned” or that Bill Gates, the WHO or other “elites” orchestrated them for political purposes or to control the health system. by Wagamaga

To a large extent its good to have this platform so we can identify the misinformation that exists in the first place. But really, what is the underlying problem here? That misinformation is being spread, or that our population is not educated well enough to properly respond to it?

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footcandlez t1_it7rgfb wrote

We may be better able to intervene in the spread, whereas the education of the populace is intractable.

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D_Welch t1_it9l324 wrote

Both are intractable - one of them is a path to move forward and build a better world. The other is just putting out fires. IMHO of course.

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