Weaponized Doubt US Surgeon General lambasts social media as urgent health threat Conservatives and digital rights experts criticize the Biden administration’s recommendations on reforming social media brief Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt The global attack on science From political leaders who deny the effects of climate change to Big Energy’s funding of university research, scientists across the world are facing severe funding cuts, harassment and pressure from vested interests feature Coda Staff
The foundations and wealthy donors funding anti-gender-rights initiatives in Europe A recent report reveals that over $700 million in funding to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ initiatives came from organizations in America, Russia and the European Union brief Mary Steffenhagen
North Carolina's notorious climate change law — the rich are ok, the poor aren’t In 2011, Republicans introduced a bill that threatened to undermine the state’s ability to adapt to rising sea levels. Wealthy towns have found workarounds. Low-income communities wait for disaster feature Caitlin Thompson
Anti-vaxxers make up to $1.1 billion for social media companies Leading digital platforms are profiting from anti-science misinformation, according to a new report brief Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt The anti-vaxxers who came in from the cold For years, three women refused routine immunizations for their children. Then something remarkable happened: they changed their mind feature Isobel Cockerell
Weaponized Doubt Cows, cash and ‘pot for shots’: global vaccine swag Governments and businesses around the world are giving away all manner of rewards to persuade people to get immunized brief Burhan Wazir
The threat of a social media ban tames a leading anti-vaccine influencer After pressure from lawmakers and anti-disinformation groups, Joseph Mercola removes Covid-19 content to avoid social media ban brief Isobel Cockerell
A second wave of coronavirus misinformation is battering India Fake cures, anti-vaccine propaganda and 5G conspiracies are on the rise as Covid-19 chaos sweeps the country brief Mariam Kiparoidze
A brief history of radiation fears From nuclear power to 5G, some of our most pervasive technologies have led to conspiracy theories about radiation feature Mariam Kiparoidze
Weaponized Doubt Indian teens track down vital supplies on Twitter as hospitals face collapse Thousands of Gen Z-ers are working round the clock to connect Covid patients with oxygen, beds and plasma via social media brief Isobel Cockerell
Pseudohealth Kyrgyzstan’s president says that a deadly plant can cure coronavirus The health minister drank the fake remedy at a press conference brief Mariam Kiparoidze
Pseudohealth Chronic fatigue syndrome patients, long victimized by discredited research, turn to a dubious self-help program The goulash of osteopathy, life coaching, neurolinguistic programming, and positive psychology is also attracting Long Covid sufferers feature David Tuller
The rise of pseudoscientific Islamic cures in Iran As the country struggles to secure vaccines, clerics are pushing unproven remedies feature Isobel Cockerell
When bad science is a recipe for business success From unproven cancer treatments to supplements for hormonal imbalance, some CEOs and business leaders have taken advantage of promoting a variety of pseudohealth cures feature Coda Staff
