Why US makes wars: Wow! In Europe Donald, the President is seen as a fake news creator. Wow!

Wow! In Europe Donald, the President is seen as a fake news creator. Wow!

…and others are following his steps. -enjoy this “SITUATION ROOM ANALYSIS” that USA is been watched from other Democratic institutions just from abroad, US is not alone.

Note: too many pics, only the last one is posted but, go to the site linked at the bottom below, to see pic and the rest.

How wrong was I …thought that US was full of idiots, misleading people and conspiracy creators including Russia’s President and Dictator Xi of the CCP+ others? Just see this and then go there (to Europe, free ticket given here, below in that link, yes, free ticket. You could travel virtually via the internet …no visa needed.

First is first, so read this from them, mean, from the Europeans:

Misinformation doesn't just come from dark corners of the internet.

Last week President Donald Trump questioned whether exposing patients' bodies to UV light or injecting bleach could help treat the coronavirus. He was speculating and took facts out of context.

He later claimed the comments were sarcastic. But that didn't stop people from phoning hotlines to ask about treating themselves with disinfectant.

It's not just the US President. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman promoted the idea that Covid-19 might have been brought to Wuhan by the US Army. Conspiracy theories about the outbreak have been discussed in prime time on Russian state TV, and by pro-Kremlin Twitter accounts.

All the uncertainty about the virus has created a perfect breeding ground for conspiracy theories.

A false story of murky origins claiming the first volunteer to take part in a UK vaccine trial had died circulated in big anti-vaccination and conspiracy Facebook groups. It was fiction.

Interviews with David Icke on YouTube, which have since been removed, also peddled false claims that 5G is linked to coronavirus. Mr Icke also appeared on a London TV station, which was found to have breached the UK's broadcasting standards. His Facebook page was later taken down, the company said, for publishing "health misinformation that could cause physical harm".

Conspiracy theories have led to scores of attacks on 5G masts.

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Sometimes misinformation seems to come from a trustworthy source - a doctor, professor or hospital worker.

But often the "insider" is nothing of the sort.

A woman from Crawley in West Sussex was the originator of a panicky voice note predicting dire - and completely unsubstantiated - death tolls for young and healthy coronavirus sufferers. She claimed to have inside information through her work at an ambulance service.

Ambulance worker virus voice message 'not correct'

She did not respond to requests for comment or provide proof of her job, so we don't know whether she actually is a health worker. But we do know that the claims in her voice note were unfounded.

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That alarming voice note and many others went viral because they worried people, who then shared the messages with friends and family.

That includes Danielle Baker, a mum of four from Essex, who forwarded a note on Facebook messenger "just in case it was true".

"At first I was a bit wary because it was sent from a lady that I didn't know," she says. "I forwarded it on because myself and my sister have babies the same age and also have older children, and we all have high risk in our households."

They're trying to be helpful and they think they're doing something positive. But, of course, that doesn't make the messages they pass along true.

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It's not just your mum or uncle. Celebrities have helped amplified misleading claims go mainstream.

The singer M.I.A. and actor Woody Harrelson are among those who have been promoting the 5G coronavirus theory to their hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.

A recent report by the Reuters Institute found that celebrities play a key role in spreading misinformation online.

Some have huge platforms on traditional media as well. Eamonn Holmes was criticised for appearing to give some credence to the 5G conspiracy theorists on ITV This Morning.

"What I don't accept is mainstream media immediately slapping that down as not true when they don't know it's not true," he said.

Mr Holmes later apologised and Ofcom "issued guidance" to ITV, deeming the comments "ill-judged".

Illustrations by Simon Martin. Additional reporting by Olga Robinson.

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Wow! In Europe Donald, the President is seen as a fake news creator. Wow!

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