The Conspiracy Theory of 5G Killing the Coronavirus

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There's a lot of just bad information or misinformation. Evil doers who are doing what they can to disrupt society is through disinformation. So unfortunately, these platforms have gotten hijacked. There's been a real backlash and they're beginning to respond. But one is just trying to filter out that bad information. And this is research that we've done, to help inoculate people.

We agree more than we think we do, but tech platforms distort our perceptions by amplifying the loudest, angriest and most dismissive voices online. In reality, they’re just a noisy faction. This Earth Day we ask Anthony Leiserowitz, Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, how he shifts public opinion on climate change. We’ll see how tech platforms could amplify voices of solidarity within our own communities. More importantly, we’ll see how they could empower 2 billion people to act in the face of global threats.