Via The New York Times: The added demand for testing due to Omicron and the higher prevalence of breakthrough cases has given purveyors of misinformation an ‘opportune moment’ to exploit, said Kolina Koltai, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington‘s Center for an Informed Public who studies online conspiracy theories. The false narratives “support the whole idea of not trusting the infection numbers or trusting the death count,” she said in an interview with Davey Alba of The Times.
Annie Zhang joins Center for an Informed Public as postdoctoral scholar
Annie Zhang, who studies effective strategies in science communication, public perceptions of science and how scientists can better inform the communication of their research and expertise, has started a new CIP postdoctoral scholar.
