An apology and explanation: My draft, with full sourcing, was in to my editor before @KatherineEban’s excellent piece covering especially the sleuthing—which wasn’t my focus—at great length was published. (The material had been ignored by US media!). Still, I should’ve linked.https://twitter.com/KatherineEban/status/1408782784378908674 …
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I also didn’t write much about the media angle—and how much fairy basic stuff was essentially unreported in traditional western media—with US media lagging more than most.
@KatherineEban’s piece was key to breaking through and deserves extra appreciation for that.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Moya
I don’t know how many times this would work but here you go…
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Moya
Another attempt at a gift link.
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Moya @rednfieryReplying to @Sandwich_Smith @NGrossman81 @zeynepArgh. How about this link instead? I wanna figure out how to make this work!
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/25/opinion/coronavirus-lab.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqohkTlUZBibSRdkhrxqAwvPI2rs6j2H_NjWODDJLxaIVH42EsQ_rVJZUWuESjX6dVcMTd_gmXuBzxetSeBZgQAD2-8Ld3c1Uc3lw9IjuDyY8gsOXGL40_2_mY2Llcrxzyff3pR-JMRmcU6fd2HAkIAhisMElIQnsgSpUs_-DRu1l2dB-3eMjAYR6Q1oDZyqIv_ruA3ZuKYnML0GcukRtBbYvCXyElsWc6rkDbAxXFVrFKXt_6m8_495XU8gFZRienIphkAY1-19hHKHVBg&smid=url-share …4 replies 1 retweet 50 likesShow this thread -
As an example of really poor state of claims made in traditional media and high-prestige outlets. On the left, latest from an SF Chronicle editorial on the location of the Wuhan lab. On the right, reality. This shouldn't pass the most elementary fact-check—but it gets repeated.pic.twitter.com/jhwB8l83fX
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Chinese scientists, Lancet, Jan 2020: "bat virus but local bats hibernating." Dr. Shi, Nature, Feb 2020: guilty bats in Yunnan, ~1000km away. Repeats later she thinks zoonosis but not in Hubei—let alone Wuhan. Western media 16 months later: The lab was where the viruses were!
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Treating us all like we're idiots with really poor arguments isn't helping convince anyone and, if anything, just makespeople who can assess basic facts more suspicious of *everything*, including things that, imo, are genuinely far-fetched like bioweapon scenarios etc.
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A good thread full of key—but often overlooked—points about all this. https://twitter.com/holden/status/1409224657316638721 …
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I see people are debating me as a science communicator. Hah! On the contrary, if there are errors or if I’m wrong, they are on *me* because everything I publish are my own analyses—of course based on empirical evidence as best I can—not communication of some predigested science.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1409481518205046791 …
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zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynepReplying to @zeynep @jimiadams and 3 othersSo if there are any claims of errors in my pieces, they would be mine because they’re my analyses, and not due to some communication misunderstanding. Of course, everyone could make errors or be wrong, but my track record speaks for itself and I’m happy for any examination of it!4 replies 9 retweets 92 likesShow this thread -
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Maybe take the time to read a thread before going in on the people in it? You're critiquing the people who were *defending* your record in that thread.
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I appreciate the intent but it’s not the right defense. I’m indeed responsible for my own analyses as they are mine. But thank you!
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Your reaction here is actually reinforcing the point that
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I don’t think it is dude. She’s pointing out that she is neither an aggregator nor influencer.
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