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1. Yeah this is probably more disinformation than misinformation

Wed Jul 29, 2020, 08:57 AM

Jul 2020

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/dark-money-pac-s-coordinated-reopen-push-are-behind-doctors-n1235100

Dark money and PAC's coordinated 'reopen' push are behind doctors' viral hydroxychloroquine video

The virality of the video underscores the difficulty in moderating coronavirus misinformation as treatments and public health responses have become more political.

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There is a huge difference between "misinformation" and "disinformation": intention. [View all] lagomorph777 Jul 2020 OP

Yeah this is probably more disinformation than misinformation soothsayer Jul 2020 #1