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#BlackLivesMatter Information flow in bio, society, & science. Book *Calling Bullshit*: http://tinyurl.com/y7ekfkhx  I love crows and ravens. he/him

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    Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

    Well, that was an exciting afternoon for #COVID19 #coronavirus #disinformation. We had a panic-inducing thread about complete breakdown of the health system in Seattle.pic.twitter.com/sci99Yk0Oa

    5:30 PM - 15 Mar 2020
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      2. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        It was based on a second-hand account from an unnamed physician at an unnamed Seattle-area hospital. When I contacted the author of the thread, he was not forthcoming with any details about where this was happening or who the source was.

        16 replies 95 retweets 570 likes
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      3. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        The story followed a common disinformation playbook, mixing elements of truth with falsehood, tracking plausible narratives. We've seen a number such threads claiming dire conditions that turned out to be inaccurate. I asked for confirmation or refutation:pic.twitter.com/4x3m0ffIP3

        5 replies 132 retweets 535 likes
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      4. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        Several Seattle-area MDs and other health professionals disputed the account. No one confirmed. I can see why they didn't want to go too public about it—since questioning the story I've been slammed with all sorts of vitriol and libel. As I expected to be.

        5 replies 82 retweets 564 likes
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      5. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        Subsequently the original author tried to walk back the post.pic.twitter.com/OUqZNh0hp5

        6 replies 72 retweets 393 likes
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      6. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        And now he has deleted the entire thread. (Which, on social media, is the right thing to do, otherwise it continues to spread. Thank you, OP)pic.twitter.com/aTJhOWa2XZ

        6 replies 76 retweets 652 likes
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      7. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        Carl T. Bergstrom Retweeted  👩🏻‍⚕️surgeon lady mama  💉

        This is not the first time we've seen something like this. A similar thread a couple of days ago https://twitter.com/Chenbariatrics1/status/1238322250392039424 … was also walked back by its physician-authorhttps://twitter.com/Chenbariatrics1/status/1238519203298082816 …

        Carl T. Bergstrom added,

         👩🏻‍⚕️surgeon lady mama  💉 @Chenbariatrics1
        These are challenging times. I will no longer tweet from anonymous sources. It was from PNW physician social media that is vetted to be of only MDs. My previous tweets are PURELY in hopes to help, but I get that source credibility is IMPORTANT. Stay healthy and safe.
        6 replies 69 retweets 345 likes
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      8. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        Lots of lessons here. May be the most important is that if the scariest, most dramatic version of events is coming from unnamed second-hand sources, and named verifiable sources are giving more tempered reports—be skeptical of the alarmist account.

        11 replies 293 retweets 918 likes
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      9. Carl T. Bergstrom‏Verified account @CT_Bergstrom 15 Mar 2020

        I'm exhausted. This sort of thing takes a huge mental and emotional toll—because it matters, and because you get hit with a torrent of hatred for your efforts. Please help me fight #disinformation on #COVID19 #coronavirus. The virus is more than formidable enough on its own.

        104 replies 189 retweets 1,566 likes
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      1. brandy‏ @branderzy 15 Mar 2020
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        Thanks for calling it out!

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      1. Yikes‏ @Bigoofyikes 15 Mar 2020
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        Thanks for spotting that

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