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#Information cascade alert!
The US #intelligence agencies are supposed to reveal all information they have with respect to the #OriginOfCovid
I wanted to use the opportunity to explain exactly what you will see happening in the media, no matter the content of those reports
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The US #intelligence agencies are supposed to reveal all information they have with respect to the #OriginOfCovid
I wanted to use the opportunity to explain exactly what you will see happening in the media, no matter the content of those reports
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First, let's talk about expectations.
From the get-go, it is absolutely clear that there is no #smoking gun or similar to be expected.
The intelligence services all had access to the same information and most assessments are low confidence, with 4 agencies favoring #zoonosis.
From the get-go, it is absolutely clear that there is no #smoking gun or similar to be expected.
The intelligence services all had access to the same information and most assessments are low confidence, with 4 agencies favoring #zoonosis.
Within the 'manmade' mythology, too many unverified stories are taken as gospel truth.
Overall, the best LLs can hope for is that the IC can verify some #circumstantial evidence that they have spun into their #mythology; but honestly, I highly doubt that.
Overall, the best LLs can hope for is that the IC can verify some #circumstantial evidence that they have spun into their #mythology; but honestly, I highly doubt that.
The Brownstone institute is a fracking-billionaire funded anti-science #disinformation outlet
I just highlight some passages to show that the #lableak conspiracy myth would always have happened, no matter where COVID first broke out
If not the WIV, then 🔽
A master thread:
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I just highlight some passages to show that the #lableak conspiracy myth would always have happened, no matter where COVID first broke out
If not the WIV, then 🔽
A master thread:
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Many amplifiers, including some science journalists, believe that a legitimate scientific uncertainty & geographic coincidence underneath the #originofcovid controversy is the root cause and driver for the conspiracy myth.
This is false
Yes, the inital uncertainties were real
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This is false
Yes, the inital uncertainties were real
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but no matter where the virus initially broke out, there would always be some lab or some scientists that could be made to associate with.
All pandemics were followed by #conspiracy theories about their origins. The 1918 flu was blamed on the Germans and their aspirin, ffs.
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All pandemics were followed by #conspiracy theories about their origins. The 1918 flu was blamed on the Germans and their aspirin, ffs.
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MEME ALERT: There is a new GOP minority report out today 'concluding' SARS-CoV-2 leaked from a lab.
I've read it and it is basically a rehash of outdated #lableak talking points, irrelevant anecdotes, and a strong misrepresentation of scientific studies and data.
Short version:
I've read it and it is basically a rehash of outdated #lableak talking points, irrelevant anecdotes, and a strong misrepresentation of scientific studies and data.
Short version:
WHAT TO EXPECT:
#Rightwing networks will amplify this anti-scientific report dramatically in hopes of mobilizing their #conspiratorial base before the midterms.
This is the purpose of that content & timing.
#Weaponized conspiracy myths are powerful:
protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-tw…
#Rightwing networks will amplify this anti-scientific report dramatically in hopes of mobilizing their #conspiratorial base before the midterms.
This is the purpose of that content & timing.
#Weaponized conspiracy myths are powerful:
protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-tw…
WHAT TO DO:
If you are an individual: Ignore & don't amplify.
If you are an influencer: Talk to scientists & don't amplify
If you are a journalist: Investigate & don't amplify.
Everybody: Don't get manipulated by scientific meme content like the report
protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/scientific-m…
If you are an individual: Ignore & don't amplify.
If you are an influencer: Talk to scientists & don't amplify
If you are a journalist: Investigate & don't amplify.
Everybody: Don't get manipulated by scientific meme content like the report
protagonistfuture.substack.com/p/scientific-m…
#lableak tweets
A few observations:
1⃣ Lableakers have no response to explain the #evidence layed out by the work of Worobey/Pekar et. al. for a market origin
(here is a nice summary from @angie_rasmussen explaining key details 🔽 )
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A few observations:
1⃣ Lableakers have no response to explain the #evidence layed out by the work of Worobey/Pekar et. al. for a market origin
(here is a nice summary from @angie_rasmussen explaining key details 🔽 )
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2⃣ As with previous important publications about the origins topic, the first response from #conspiratorial thinkers is to ridicule, downplay and denigrate the studies and scientists involved (with absurd falsehoods and ad hominems)
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We have seen this pattern before, directed at independent scientists who contributed to the origins literature; and there are many
The goal of these personal attacks is to make life miserable for scientists who speak out, to get them to shut up or leave social media completely
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The goal of these personal attacks is to make life miserable for scientists who speak out, to get them to shut up or leave social media completely
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🍻New paper published on @BDCC_MDPI, collab. w. @mvitevit and @Fede_Botta:
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Cognitive Networks Extract Insights on COVID-19 Vaccines from English and Italian Popular Tweets: Anticipation, Logistics, Conspiracy and Loss of Trust
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mdpi.com/2504-2289/6/2/…
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Cognitive Networks Extract Insights on COVID-19 Vaccines from English and Italian Popular Tweets: Anticipation, Logistics, Conspiracy and Loss of Trust
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mdpi.com/2504-2289/6/2/…
@BDCC_MDPI @mvitevit @Fede_Botta We investigate almost 5k Popular tweets about #COVID19 and #vaccines from early 2021.
Remember when vaccines were announced?
How did massively read content frame vaccines? With which stances and emotions?
We use #cognitive networks and #machinevision to address these points!
Remember when vaccines were announced?
How did massively read content frame vaccines? With which stances and emotions?
We use #cognitive networks and #machinevision to address these points!
We found #emotional #polarisation in the framing of "vaccines" in English tweets.
Emotions like trust and anticipation co-existed with negative emotions of sadness and anger.
A circumplex model corroborated this dichotomy. These emotions rose from discussions about cases/deaths:
Emotions like trust and anticipation co-existed with negative emotions of sadness and anger.
A circumplex model corroborated this dichotomy. These emotions rose from discussions about cases/deaths:
