Even though there are a lot of giveaways this week it feels smaller than usual. It’s really mid-month and the end of the month that have the largest amount of end dates. You’ll find some great items though this week. I hope that you have a wonderful and safe holiday …
Read More »Studies reveal verified social media users are fueling COVID-19 fake news
The pandemic has given rise to social media accounts operated by malicious actors who aim to sow misinformation about COVID-19. As vaccination campaigns get underway, they threaten to stymie the push toward herd immunity around the world. Misinformation about masks and injections could contribute — and have contributed — to …
Read More »Mass Effect fans should expect big news for ‘N7 Day’
You can’t solo security COVID-19 game security report: Learn the latest attack trends in gaming Access here The Mass Effect community, BioWare, and Electronic Arts have all adopted November 7 as the game’s official annual holiday due to Commander Shepard’s N7 military designation. And tomorrow’s upcoming N7 day will give …
Read More »For Trump, the Only Medical News Is Good Medical News
WASHINGTON — When Dr. Sean P. Conley stepped in front of the cameras at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday, he delivered a briefing that seemed intended less to inform the American public than to satisfy the public relations demands of a famous and famously demanding patient — …
Read More »For Older People, Reassuring News in the Statin Debate
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, already one of the most popular medications worldwide, may become even more widely used as evidence grows of their safety and value to the elderly and their potential benefits beyond the heart and blood vessels. Among the latest are reports of the ability of several leading statins …
Read More »Untrue News indexes and flags false and misleading news articles
According to Statista, as of March 2018, around 52% of Americans felt that online news websites regularly reported fake stories in the U.S., with another 34% stating they believed news websites occasionally reported fake stories. Those sentiments aside, sussing out the sources of empirically untrue news online isn’t easy. But …
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