Patient driven distrust linked to misinformation is shaping new blood donation preferences in the post covid system

Post-COVID-19 Blood Supply Challenges: Requests for Blood from Unvaccinated Donors The COVID-19 pandemic posed unprecedented challenges to the US blood supply. Blood collection activities were significantly impacted, and donor participation decreased due to social distancing measures and cancellation of voluntary blood drives in response to stay-at-home orders issued by local, state, and federal governments, leading …

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U.K. Vaccine Chief says the BBC is helping spread antivax misinformation

The chief medical officer for England told a gathering of health leaders that the Radio 4 Today programme helps to legitimise ‘vain’ experts with fringe views. Speaking at the Nuffield Trust Summit near Windsor this morning he said appearing to give credibility to these opinions can undermine life-saving public health initiatives, such as vaccines. And …

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Fake Iran war videos and AI clips explode on X amid misinformation surge.

BREAKING: China secretly supplied 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles to Iran. During the ongoing war, Iran reportedly launched them, but none hit their targets, either intercepted by the U.S. Navy or failing mid-flight due to technical issues. Chines equipments failing again pic.twitter.com/Om75qY3uSJ — Baba Banaras™ (@RealBababanaras) March 6, 2026 Factcheck: No evidence supports the claim …

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Data proves inconvenient for left-leaning narratives; experts call it misinformation

We have suspected it, and here is the data. It’s not misinformation what the „experts“ fight against, it’s information and data that challenge their left world view. Facts and data are the biggest enemy of the left ideology as they disturb their narratives. Anyone surprised? pic.twitter.com/E6aunFPwWn — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) September 16, 2025 1) …

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Everything out of her mouth is misinformation

Hillary Clinton says we should jail people for misinformation… Like what? RussiagateThe 2016 election was riggedThe vaccine stops infection and transmissionCharlottesvilleHunter’s laptop is disinformationUkraine is winning pic.twitter.com/43vUybH5VS — John LeFevre (@JohnLeFevre) April 21, 2025

Global media attacks top podcast for health misinformation.

Steven Bartlett sharing harmful health misinformation in Diary of CEO podcast Diary of a CEO host Steven Bartlett is amplifying harmful health misinformation on his number-one ranked podcast, a BBC investigation has found. Recent claims from guests – including that cancer can be treated by following a keto diet, rather than proven treatments – were …

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Biden spent millions on ‘misinformation’ research. The details are even more disturbing than you think

A new report by Open the Books, a nonpartisan government watchdog, has revealed that since 2021, the Biden administration has spent hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars on research related to “misinformation,” a significant rise compared to the first Trump administration. The increase in spending raises serious concerns about civil liberties and free speech online, …

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The Biden administration spent $267 million fighting ‘misinformation,’ and here’s the prize their censorship war earned:

RIP mainstream media! We are the news now 🥳 pic.twitter.com/82Pc2TdbOm — el toro (@TorWiig) November 7, 2024 Amazing. Legacy media lies. https://t.co/by9X813DDy — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 27, 2024 Biden Administration Has Spent $267 Million on Grants to Combat ‘Misinformation’ The Biden administration has spent $267 million in taxpayer funds on research grants dedicated to …

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Community Notes stopping a BLM hoax before it takes off

The officer was sIashed in the face prior to discharging his weapon.https://t.co/uJRvpXI5yj pic.twitter.com/jwsklf4rj8 — TaraBull (@TaraBull) October 16, 2024 “The term “misinformation” picked up popularity around 2016.” Probably some asshat spreading misinformation that misinformation is a thing 😂 https://t.co/yUIg3ydhrZ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 16, 2024

Standing up against misinformation

GDP growth last year was 2.5%. That's a nice number! But also almost exactly the long-term average. The idea that it's the "best economy in decades" is straight-up misinformation. https://t.co/yhkDWtBpj5 — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) October 6, 2024 Back out government borrowing from the GDP calculation and the story is completely different. And the inflation adjusted …

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Wonder what misinformation they’re worried about?

The Coverup! FEMA Issues Warning on False Helene ‘Rumors,’ Launches Response Page The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a “rumor response” page in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which caused significant damage across western North Carolina late last month. In an update on Oct. 3, FEMA responded to statements issued online about the …

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Misinformation about Israel’s situation is rampant; rely on credible sources for accuracy.

There have been various claims circulating online about the situation in Israel, especially in the context of the ongoing conflict with Hamas. However, the specific claim that “Israel just went dark” appears to be unsubstantiated. Recent fact-checks have highlighted that misinformation is spreading rapidly, including false claims about crisis actors and exaggerated reports of foreign …

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What is wrong with her? Hillary Clinton just suggested we start JAILING Americans for posting what she calls “misinformation.”

She has no clue how dumb she sounds. — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) September 17, 2024 They say this seriously … pic.twitter.com/PFqxTrEahw — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) September 17, 2024 And yet, this morning @JonLemire is still spreading the "bloodbath" hoax https://t.co/NngiEDaZWD pic.twitter.com/acGkaPrT6E — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 17, 2024

Australia seizes on recent knife attacks to revive its paused misinformation bill, despite free speech concerns.

The Australian government is seeking to exploit two recent knife attacks to relaunch its misinformation bill after it was put on ice late last year over free speech concerns. From X: Australia’s misinformation bill has been reintroduced to parliament. The bill is fundamentally flawed because it is built on the industry code co-written by First …

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Harris is supportive of the idea of social media censorship in the name of stopping ‘hate’ and ‘misinformation.’

Kamala wants to destroy your right to free speech under The Constitution Elon Musk, RFK Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard are raising concerns of free speech under Kamala Harris. In 2019, Harris vowed to use the DOJ and law enforcement to 'hold social media platforms responsible' for 'misinformation' as part of the 'fight against this threat …

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WHO Director General dr. Tedros: ” I ask all of you governments, partners, civil society, youth organizations to speak up against misinformation

https://twitter.com/_/status/1795534003417813029 “We are presenting new ways to fight ‘Misinformation’ and to combat ‘Extremist Views’…” -Klaus Schwab who has said that we won’t have elections, cars or clothing. pic.twitter.com/5jYxxcuiLC — Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) October 11, 2023 h/t Skullduggery

More government-spread misinformation is being disseminated.

This FBI Tweet Just Got Nuked by Community Notes. Not even the FBI is safe from Community Notes https://t.co/TcIl7hsIdZ pic.twitter.com/OjiQVdimMo — ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) March 27, 2024 Plus: “Do we need reminding that the FBI is staffed with bad people, the worst in committing acts of government overreach? Agents visit people’s homes because they posted …

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