Covid-19

Patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a crucial part of showing compassion for conspiracy theorists

Continuing to engage hecklers with as much patience and compassion as possible is the only hope we have for reaching people we disagree with

Pandemic science communication: learning lessons from the life vest uprising

The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.

Did a lab leak cause COVID-19? Despite the latest headlines, it’s still not very likely

Eye-catching headlines declare new revelations about Covid's origin, but without more evidence, the lab-leak hypothesis remains not impossible, but still improbable

The 10-step guide to sense-checking conspiracy theory claims (take note, Toby Young)

With so much misinformation around (including on websites who think they're being sceptical), it's important to sense-check claims you find online

Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon’s Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the ‘food apocalypse’

Rachel Elnaugh, whose business found fame on Dragon's Den, has been criticised for her plans for the Peak District and her slide into Covid conspiracism

Andrew Bridgen: How a Conservative MP got red-pilled on Covid vaccine misinformation

After months of sharing COVID-19 vaccine scaremongering and misinformation, Andrew Bridgen MP was finally suspended from the Conservative party

Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s superspreader of disinformation during the pandemic

During the height of the pandemic, Brazil's then-president Jair Bolsonaro was a prolific promoter of pseudoscience - as a new study documents

Turning a Blind Eye to Better Evidence: Dr Aseem Malhotra’s viral COVID-19 scaremongering

Citing poor data from a dubious journal, Dr Aseem Malhotra proves that vaccine scaremongering is dependent on stoking gut-level hunches, and ignoring better quality research.
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