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Older People Spread False Information: OMA

No joke here.

The Ontario Medical Association says it’s finding men and women between the ages of 55 and 64 spreading much of the misinformation found online about the COVID-19 pandemic.

This is based on social media posts.

It found men mostly accusing government for the pandemic while women’s attention is on why a vaccine should be feared, and what is said about variants.

The research found many of the COVID-hoax theorists were basing their posts on websites and blogs focused on U.S. politics.

 

  • Randy Thoms is a veteran news broadcaster with over 40 years' experience. He is based in Fort Frances and covers stories across northwestern Ontario. Contact Randy at thoms.randy@radioabl.ca.

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