Tagged: misinformation

Fossil fuel misinformation may sideline one of the most important climate change reports ever released - The Changing Climate

Guest Author • Aug 12, 2021 •

• climate change,
• Fossil Fuels,
• IPCC,
• misinformation

Christian Downie, Australian National University   This week’s landmark report on the state of the climate paints a sobering picture. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that, without deep and immediate cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, the world is very likely headed for climate catastrophe. In November, world leaders will gather in Glasgow for the latest round … Read More

sam bailey on isolating viruses, and why she is wrong - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Apr 19, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• misinformation,
• New Zealand stories

Recently I was told I needed to go to the Youtube channel of Dr Sam BaileyA and watch one of her videosB. So I did. This particular video is called The Truth About Virus Isolation, and yes it’s on Youtube, and no I’m not linking directly because I refuse to link to such a misleading channel. It’s ostensibly about the … Read More

why it’s important to check sources - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Apr 17, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• misinformation,
• New Zealand stories,
• preprints

While checking my spam folder (before yeeting the contents permanently) I noticed that I’d been sent a bunch of email ‘newsletters’ from the group “Voices for Freedom.” Out of interest I opened one, just in case the contents were worth a post or two – & indeed they were. The writers of the newsletter state that “And we take it … Read More

so much misinformation on a page supposedly about health - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Apr 15, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• misinformation,
• New Zealand stories,
• vaccination

It’s always something of a shock to come across a page run by a health-focused business that contains substantial misinformation. This one left me gobsmacked, given the sheer number of statements that are demonstrably untrue. And while a fair bit of the content is prefaced by the statement that it’s the personal opinion of one individual, the fact that … Read More

there’s a word for this sort of misinformation about vaccines - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Apr 10, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• misinformation,
• New Zealand stories,
• vaccines

A friend found a concerning FB post (see below – this is a public post & so I have not redacted the name) & – as you do – immediately queried it with Southern Cross Life & Health Insurance as well as sending the screenshot to me¹. We both read the relevant policies & exclusions and were pretty sure the … Read More

5 ways to spot if someone is trying to mislead you when it comes to science - COVID-19

Guest Author • Mar 09, 2021 •

• COVID-19,
• misinformation

Hassan Vally, La Trobe University It’s not a new thing for people to try to mislead you when it comes to science. But in the age of COVID-19 — when we’re being bombarded with even more information than usual, when there’s increased uncertainty, and when we may be feeling overwhelmed and fearful — we’re perhaps even more susceptible to being … Read More

Now let’s flatten the infodemic curve - Infectious Thoughts

Siouxsie Wiles • Sep 08, 2020 •

• coronavirus,
• COVID-19,
• disinformation,
• misinformation,
• Pandemic

It’s likely you’re being exposed to masses of Covid information on a daily basis, and not all of it will be reliable. Here are some tips for telling the difference, and stopping the spread. Thanks to Covid-19, most of us have a new word in our vocabulary. Epidemiology: the branch of medical science that deals with the who, what, when, … Read More

Applying the CRAAP test to Plandemic - Unsorted

Alison Campbell • May 11, 2020 •

• coronavirus,
• COVID-19,
• misinformation,
• vaccination

In the last couple of days I’ve seen a lot of individuals and pages share links to a trailer for “Plandemic”. And I’ve had friends ask me what I think of it. They’ve commented that it looks and sounds pretty ‘sciencey’ but wanted another opinion. So, I had a look, and here goes. The “Plandemic” trailer focuses on statements … Read More

Measles deaths and antivax misinformation - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Nov 26, 2019 •

• Anti-Vax,
• measles,
• misinformation,
• outbreak,
• Samoa,
• science and society

Today the death toll from measles in Samoa rose to 32. All but four of the dead were less than 5 years old. Absolutely terrible, heartbreaking, news. That statistic alone should be enough to give the lie to the common claim by antivaccination activists plague enthusiasts that “measles is a benign childhood disease”. Clearly, it is not. (And never … Read More

Using images to misinform - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Oct 02, 2018 •

• 1080,
• images,
• internet,
• misinformation

The internet, while it can be a godsend if you need to find something out (gotta love google maps for directions), can also be a wretched hive of wrongness and misinformation. That misinformation can take many forms, but when it comes to 1080 it’s clear that those opposed to NZ’s use of this chemical firmly believe that a picture … Read More