With Outbreaks Come Misinformation. Covid-19 Is No Exception.

As social media users slog through post after post about the ongoing outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, to historians and public health researchers, the spread of Covid-19 misinformation is not unexpected. Past outbreaks, they say, have seen rumor and panic proliferate in much the same way.

Coronavirus Spurs Prejudice. History Suggests That’s No Surprise.

As anti-Asian sentiment surges amid the growing coronavirus crisis, experts point to history and warn of consequences.

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