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Misinformation Lends Itself to Social Contagion. Here's How to Recognize and Combat It

MALAYSIAN PENINSULA TOWN OF KETEREH, JUL 7 – Experts highlight misinformation as a social contagion and endorse pre-bunking and resistance training to protect adolescents, citing research from University of Cambridge and BBC Media Action.

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In 2019, a rare and shocking event in the Malaysian peninsula town of Ketereh grabbed international headlines. Nearly 40 girls age 12 to 18 from a religious school had been screaming inconsolably, claiming to have seen a "face of pure evil," complete with images of blood and gore.

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