This is actually quite fascinating. The study had nothing to do with measuring deaths - what the scientists did was look at the types and number of 'infodemics' (i.e. myths) spreading on social media early this yearhttps://twitter.com/whereisdaz/status/1293667377960296448 …
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Replying to @GidMK
I just read the PDF on my phone looking for the mortality data... WTF.
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Replying to @whereisdaz
It's so ironic isn't it. The headlines may not be entirely wrong, but they're not really talking about the study and really just repeating some other headlines from Iran through the media of a paper!
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Replying to @GidMK
It’s a good reminder to ALWAYS find the original study. I tend to be a bit more trusting of some places (ABC, BBC) to get it right more often than not but even they mess it up sometimes
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There’s also the problem of time and capacity
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I feel for journos. And this isn't misinformation - there's nothing 'wrong' about saying hundreds have died. It's just not really news in the sense they mean it and really is something of an underestimate which annoys me
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Replying to @GidMK
I feel for them too. Huge pressure and responsibility. Those death/injury numbers are a huge underestimate.
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