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dewsgirl

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3. Al Jazeerra played a segment about the Wuhan hospital,

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sat Jan 25, 2020, 10:07 PM

Jan 2020

it was pulled down within a few hours, I actually first saw it here on DU. The clip was talking about the dead bodies starting to pile up, this kind of stuff does not help, it adds validity to some of the rumors.
Most of us here follow politics, so we know how to differentiate fake from real news..for the most part, but I can certainly understand many don't.

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'It plays to our worst fears': Coronavirus misinformation fuelled by social media [View all] IronLionZion Jan 2020 OP

This site shows some of these unverified videos. ... spin Jan 2020 #1

Daily Mail is a conservative tabloid IronLionZion Jan 2020 #4

I didn't say I believed those videos. ... spin Jan 2020 #8

That's ridiculous jberryhill Jan 2020 #5

Conversion disorder is a powerful thing (nt) Recursion Jan 2020 #7

I remember watching an episode of Scrubs and they were watching the BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #2

Al Jazeerra played a segment about the Wuhan hospital, dewsgirl Jan 2020 #3

oh sure. because soccer mommy in Kansas is SO concerned ... stopdiggin Jan 2020 #6

I expect cannibalism stories from those 11 million trapped, starving people in Wuhan shortly Baclava Jan 2020 #9

Repugs ran on disease carrying immigrants and ebola in '14. Mc Mike Jan 2020 #10

In 2018, there was a caravan of murderers coming to kill us IronLionZion Jan 2020 #12

They seem to be a bit like lying nazis, the gopers do. Mc Mike Jan 2020 #14

Sadly we just can't say for sure... Thyla Jan 2020 #11

Agree with you. LisaL Jan 2020 #13