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From vaccines to Froot Loops: Why RFK Jr.’s health-related theories have sparked so much controversy

From vaccines to Froot Loops: Why RFK Jr.’s health-related theories have sparked so much controversy

According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, COVID vaccine-related deaths reported in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System are unverified. David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine says that numerous studies have disproven a link between child vaccination and increased risk of autism.

Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?
Cartoon images of grownups in failed negotiations over a laptop.

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Is ‘bypassing’ a better way to battle misinformation?

Bypassing involves offering accurate information that has an implication opposite to that of the misinformation. New research from APPC finds bypassing may be superior to correction in forming beliefs, but not in attitude about the delivered information.

From the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Charted: 988 awareness still low

Charted: 988 awareness still low

A survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center finds that public awareness of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline is growing but still low, with remarks from Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views
The U.S. Capitol.

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Democrats and Republicans vastly underestimate the diversity of each other’s views

A new study from the Annenberg School for Communication finds that Democrats and Republicans consistently underestimate the diversity of views within each party on hot-button issues like immigration and abortion.

From Annenberg School for Communication