The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online
People have unwittingly had their online posts or pictures exploited to spread misinformation about COVID-19 in recent months.
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The unwitting are the target of COVID-19 falsehoods online
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Yeah no kidding
So many covidiots actually believe that covid is the plague and they are all lining up to hoard toilet paper and running when someone calls them to get an untested vaccine
It's amazing the level of compliance that fear makes
So many covidiots actually believe that covid is the plague and they are all lining up to hoard toilet paper and running when someone calls them to get an untested vaccine
It's amazing the level of compliance that fear makes
"Sharing other people’s posts or photos out of context is a common tactic in the disinformation playbook because it’s an “easy, cheap way to gain credibility,” said Lisa Fazio, a Vanderbilt University psychology professor who studies how false claims spread."
Remind anyone about anyone?
Remind anyone about anyone?
I know Reading Comprehension class was a long time ago in Grade 3, but.... the article is speaking about you. ;-)
I got my vaccine because I didn’t want COVID. Not out of fear. Not because I think this is the plague. Simply wanted to protect myself and others and I feel good about my choice. It looks like I will have a better protection then most when my vaccines get mixed. So I’m sitting pretty.
You want to call me a COVIDIOT for doing what I felt was the right thing during what I know is a pandemic we will get under control soon, then go for it. No sweat of my non-balls. As I said, I’m sitting pretty, but be careful, you might end up like your buddy Fehr
The challenge has been out to you and your amigos for MONTHS to come up with a definition from a respected dictionary to support your view of what covidiot means. You have not been able to produce a single solitary example. Do you ever wonder why that may be?
Hint: Your are WRONG.
Cambridge dictionary:
covidiot
noun [ C ]
informal (also Covidiot)
someone who behaves in a stupid way that risks spreading the infectious disease Covid-19:
Dictionary.com:
covidiot. A blend of COVID-19 and idiot, covidiot is a slang insult for someone who disregards healthy and safety guidelines about the novel coronavirus.
Collins Dictionary:
covidiot
person who ignores guidelines and rules on public safety around COVID-19,
Oxford Dictionary:
covidiot
a person who annoys other people by refusing to obey the social distancing rules designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19
MacMillan Dictionary:
covidiot DEFINITIONS AND SYNONYMS
an insulting term for someone who ignores health advice about Covid-19,
