A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year - Poynter
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Disease X had been a point of interest due to its ominous name, which the World Health Organization previously adopted to understand potential future pandemics, leading some to speculate conspiratorially about its implications.
During the Yearly Economic Forum, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged global leaders to prepare for pandemics, which prompted unfounded conspiracy theories regarding elite planning of a new health crisis.
Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin led to several misrepresentations of facts, where Carlson failed to challenge Putin's unfounded claims, showcasing a gap in journalistic responsibility.
Throughout the year, numerous waves of misleading claims were propagated in response to major events like elections and natural disasters, illustrating how misinformation trails or even precedes legitimate news.
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