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COVID-19 and the Epidemic of Disinformation: Richard Stengel in Conversation with Brian Stelter

Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have spread even more rapidly than the virus.

The World Health Organization calls it an “infodemic” on social media. Health officials across the world continue to scramble to refute bogus claims, but disinformation itself is a pathogen with harmful consequences. What should we to battle disinformation around the virus and raise our immunity to it? Join Richard Stengel, NBC/MSNBC analyst, author, former editor of Time magazine, and Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs in the Obama Administration, in conversation with Brian Stelter, the host of CNN’s top rated show Reliable Sources, and find out!











When: Mon., Jun. 22, 2020 at 7:00 pm
Where: The 92nd Street Y, New York
1395 Lexington Ave.
212-415-5500
Price: $20
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Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 have spread even more rapidly than the virus.

The World Health Organization calls it an “infodemic” on social media. Health officials across the world continue to scramble to refute bogus claims, but disinformation itself is a pathogen with harmful consequences. What should we to battle disinformation around the virus and raise our immunity to it? Join Richard Stengel, NBC/MSNBC analyst, author, former editor of Time magazine, and Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs in the Obama Administration, in conversation with Brian Stelter, the host of CNN’s top rated show Reliable Sources, and find out!

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