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Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 22 Mar

So we have unusual Meningitis B outbreak here in England, the more serious bacterial one. One person has managed to infect 30 people. It was known as the kissing disease and 1-in-10 of us have the bacteria in our throats at anyone...

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Media Follies

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 18 Sep

Here are some of the latest news reporting from "legacy media." The ridiculous rationalizations and coverage are enough to make you shake your head. 1. A correspondent on one of the "Three Stooges" networks ABC, NBC, CBS, this...

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89 Seconds to Midnight

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 29 Jan 25

It's another reset for the Doomsday Clock putting it at 89 seconds to midnight. The clock is a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scietists to represent how close we are to global demise. It was last reset in January...

misinformation

climate change

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Good News on Crime

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 31 Dec 23

A criminologist, Jeff Asher, says that data shows crime has fallen in 2023 although 80 percent of Americans and 92 % of Republicans think crime has gone up. It seems that social media is playing a role in this misinformation. But...

crime

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Twisting words.

Kaz @KarenAnne (257) • United Kingdom 4 Oct 23

We are all aware that words can be twisted, key information omitted or downright lies can be told to us by those with an agenda. I'm currently learning about Ultra-Processed Foods and I'm finding it interesting that some...

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January 6th Hearings New Revelations- Were American Citizens Deceived?

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 16 Mar 23

Most (if not all) of the House hearings on the January 6th protests centered on showing violent scenes at the Capitol, with windows being broken and people rushing through police roadblocks. Like many who watched the hearings and...

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Admitting you are wrong

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 25 Jan 22

We all spread misinformation some willingly and knowingly do it while others believe they are passing on the truth. Sadly, in this day and age it’s hard to tell what the truth is and what is not. We are forced information at a...

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Fight against Media induced panic and hysteria - graver than the Fight against Covid 19

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 23 May 21

I would start with a short imaginary story. Once a young boy of age 17 went to a doctor to get bleeding stopped and get some ointment after hurting his knee. He was in pain but not terribly. At doctor's clinic, he accidentally...

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Misinformation ... My Apology

Gloria Faye Brown Bates @GrannyGee (3517) • Louisburg, North Carolina 1 Apr 20

I couldn't wait to sit here and write this. I have to apologize for helping to spread misinformation ... I didn't know. That is about coronavirus traveling 27 feet in the air ... THAT ISN'T TRUE. IT IS FALSE. I heard Dr. Fauci...

false facts

misinformation

my apology

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Just Shut Up Mr.President!

josefina @josie_ (10033) • Philippines 28 Mar 20

Trump should let the adults in the room give the daily briefings about the coronavirus. Each time he opens his mouth only muddles the situation with his misinformation and outright lies. While he continues gaslighting the nation...

trump

misinformation

corona virus

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Misinformation?

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 12 Mar 20

Good Morning/Evening. I was just looking at some news online and seems every other article is about the coronavirus. Seems hard to get some honest information on this. Every media outlet seems to take a different stance on how...

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media

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Would you rather be uninformed or misinformed?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 6 Aug 19

Mark Twain once said (or wrote) that if you don`t read a newspaper you`re uniformed, but if you do read one you`re misinformed. I suppose that these days one can substitute social media for the newspaper, given that the latter...

information

misinformation

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Information or misinformation?

Hope @1hopefulman (45111) • Canada 19 Aug 16

I came across some information that I thought was true and was ready to throw out my toothpaste. This was having to do with the different color marks at the bottom of the toothpaste tube. You can read more on the attached link....

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My doctor gave me some wrong advice recently

emptychair @innertalks (23736) • Australia 10 Feb 16

Just recently, I have been suffering from dry eyes. All those hours, spent on my computer, have not helped. They have been so dry, that they have stopped me from sleeping at night. I love to sleep, because I love to dream. I...

bad advice from doctors

dry eyes

dry eye problem

too much computer work

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So much nonsense is said about President Obama

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 22 Sep 15

I read this comment recently on another website: "Obama probably does feel that the call to prayer is the most beautiful sound on Earth. He learned it in his infancy, during kind and happy moments with his father going to the...

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Mitt Romney paid no taxes from 1996 to 2009

ladybugmagic @ladybugmagic (3978) • United States 5 Nov 12

I stumbled on this. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-29/romney-avoids-taxes-via-loophole-cutting-mormon-donations.html

cheat

romney

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What misinformation did you have about myLot when you were a new myLotter?

StephanieAnnC @StephanieAnnC (4274) • United States 16 Nov 10

When you first joined myLot, what misunderstandokgd did you have about myLot? Did you think you only earned from four line responses or thought you'd earn a lot more than you do? Or maybe you thought that you got paid for making...

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Which is a violation and which is not ? (Attention to All!)

Proud Dad of Twins :) @primeaque86 (8108) • Philippines 30 Jul 10

Just today I think of clarifying all this things, base on those discussion I have read a while ago. This matter is implied there, but I want it to be simple here! I want everybody who has still doubt...

exemption

mylot rules

violation

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Essentials To Know Prior Opening And Using A Paypal Account

kcbomba @kcbomba (616) • United States 18 Dec 09

There are too many pitfalls when using any Paypal account, which Paypal account users fall victim of. I had to come up with some tips to help users understand and assimilate the usage of their accounts successfully. Here they...

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online payments

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Important Questions about the House version of Health "Reform" ....

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 12 Aug 09

Some things are either overblown, interpreted the worst way (as well as the best way) and some things that have been taken out of the bills seem to still be reported as still in (such as the thing about 59 years or older). But...

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