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The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories

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  • Philip Ball
  • Amy Maxmen

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Analysts are tracking false rumours about COVID-19 in hopes of curbing their spread.

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  • Philip Ball & Amy Maxmen, 2020. "The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories," Nature, Nature, vol. 581(7809), pages 371-374, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:581:y:2020:i:7809:d:10.1038_d41586-020-01452-z
    DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-01452-z
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