[D66] WHO over 'Plandemic'

[Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks]

[Dit is waar ik het laatselijk over had. De voorlaatste regel kan Van 
Dissel in z'n zak steken]


Bron:  World Health Organization
Datum: 25 augustus 2020
URL:   
https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/immunizing-the-public-against-misinformation


Immunizing the public against misinformation
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Soon after the world started getting used to the terms coronavirus and 
COVID-19, WHO coined another word: 'infodemic' - an overabundance of 
information and the rapid spread of misleading or fabricated news, 
images, and videos. Like the virus, it is highly contagious and grows 
exponentially. It also complicates COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. 
'We're not just battling the virus,' said WHO Director-General Tedros 
Adhanom Ghebreyesus. 'We're also battling the trolls and conspiracy 
theorists that push misinformation and undermine the outbreak response.'

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One flagrant example of this is 'Plandemic,' a 26-minute conspiracy 
theory video that falsely accuses Dr Anthony Fauci, the leading 
infectious disease expert in the United States, of manufacturing the 
virus and sending it to China. The same video falsely claims that 
wearing masks will lead to self-infection. More than 8 million people 
watched the video across social media before it was taken down.

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