COVID-19 misinformation (Simple English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "COVID-19 misinformation" in Simple English language version.

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aljazeera.com

"Trump, aides flirt with China lab coronavirus conspiracy theory". Al Jazeera. April 17, 2020.

apnews.com

Jon Gambrell. "Iran leader refuses US help, citing virus conspiracy theory". Associated Press.

bbc.com

"China coronavirus: Misinformation spreads online about origin and scale". BBC News. January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
"[TRANSLATED] Wuhan Pneumonia: "Wuhan Virus Research Institute" in the eyes of the outbreak and fake news storm". BBC News China. February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

businessinsider.com

"Boris Johnson's government has considered the possibility that the coronavirus may have accidentally leaked from a Chinese lab". Business Insider. April 6, 2020.

buzzfeednews.com

"Here's A Running List Of Disinformation Spreading About The Coronavirus". Buzzfeed News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

doi.org

Axel Bruns; Stephen Harrington; Edward Hurcombe (2020). "'Corona? 5G? or both?': the dynamics of COVID-19/5G conspiracy theories on Facebook". Media International Australia. 177 (1): 12–29. doi:10.1177/1329878X20946113. S2CID 220970919. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
Kristian G. Anderson; Andrew Rambaut; W. Ian Lipkin; Edward C. Holmes; Robert F. Garry (March 17, 2020). "The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2". Nature Medicine. 26 (4): 450–452. doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0820-9. PMC 7095063. PMID 32284615.

factcheck.org

McDonald J (January 24, 2020). "Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory". Factcheck.org. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

foreignpolicy.com

Thomas E (April 14, 2020). "As the Coronavirus Spreads, Conspiracy Theories Are Going Viral Too". Foreign Policy.

france24.com

"Iran's Khamanei refuses US help to fight coronavirus, citing conspiracy theory". France 24. March 22, 2020.

ft.com

Hannah Murphy, Mark Di Stefano & Katrina Manson (March 20, 2020). "Huge text message campaigns spread coronavirus fake news". Financial Times.

hrw.org

"Mexico: Mexicans Need Accurate COVID-19 Information". Human Rights Watch. March 26, 2020.

jpost.com

Frantzman S (March 8, 2020). "Iran's regime pushes antisemitic conspiracies about coronavirus". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

lowyinstitute.org

Kassam N (March 25, 2020). "Disinformation and coronavirus". The Interpreter. Lowy Institute.

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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Kristian G. Anderson; Andrew Rambaut; W. Ian Lipkin; Edward C. Holmes; Robert F. Garry (March 17, 2020). "The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2". Nature Medicine. 26 (4): 450–452. doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0820-9. PMC 7095063. PMID 32284615.

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Kristian G. Anderson; Andrew Rambaut; W. Ian Lipkin; Edward C. Holmes; Robert F. Garry (March 17, 2020). "The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2". Nature Medicine. 26 (4): 450–452. doi:10.1038/s41591-020-0820-9. PMC 7095063. PMID 32284615.

nytimes.com

Ferré-Sadurní L, McKinley J (13 March 2020). "Alex Jones Is Told to Stop Selling Sham Anti-Coronavirus Toothpaste". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
David E. Sanger (April 3, 2020). "Pompeo Ties Coronavirus to China Lab, Despite Spy Agencies' Uncertainty". New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

pewresearch.org

Katherine Schaeffer (April 8, 2020). "Nearly three-in-ten Americans believe COVID-19 was made in a lab". Pew Research. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

qut.edu.au

"COVID-19 a perfect storm for conspiracy theories" (Press release). Queensland University of Technology. August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

reuters.com

"China pressured EU to drop COVID disinformation criticism: sources". Reuters. April 25, 2020. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)

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Axel Bruns; Stephen Harrington; Edward Hurcombe (2020). "'Corona? 5G? or both?': the dynamics of COVID-19/5G conspiracy theories on Facebook". Media International Australia. 177 (1): 12–29. doi:10.1177/1329878X20946113. S2CID 220970919. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

scitechdaily.com

*University of Sydney (March 26, 2020). "Unlocking the Genetic Code of the Novel Coronavirus: How COVID-19 Made the Leap From Animals to Humans". SciTech Daily. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

scmp.com

"Coronavirus: Russia pushing fake news about US using outbreak to 'wage economic war' on China, officials say". Agence France-Presse. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via South China Morning Post.

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api.semanticscholar.org

Axel Bruns; Stephen Harrington; Edward Hurcombe (2020). "'Corona? 5G? or both?': the dynamics of COVID-19/5G conspiracy theories on Facebook". Media International Australia. 177 (1): 12–29. doi:10.1177/1329878X20946113. S2CID 220970919. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

statnews.com

Thielking, Megan (February 26, 2020). "Experts warn Trump's misinformation about coronavirus is dangerous". STAT. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

theatlantic.com

Friedman U (March 27, 2020). "Bolsonaro Leads the Coronavirus-Denial Movement". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 1, 2020.

thediplomat.com

Putz C. "Did Turkmenistan Really Ban the Word 'Coronavirus'?". thediplomat.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.

theguardian.com

Kuo, Lily (March 13, 2020). "'American coronavirus': China pushes propaganda casting doubt on virus origin". The Guardian. London.
Waterson J (April 8, 2020). "Influencers among 'key distributors' of coronavirus misinformation". The Guardian.
Knight V (March 31, 2020). "Covid-19: beware online tests and cures, experts say". The Guardian. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
Poppy Noor (April 13, 2020). "A third of Americans believe Covid-19 laboratory conspiracy theory – study". The Guardian. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

themoscowtimes.com

Galeotti, Mark (April 10, 2020). "Coronavirus Propaganda a Problem for the Kremlin, Not a Ploy". The Moscow Times.

vox.com

Ghaffary S, Heilweil R (January 31, 2020). "How tech companies are scrambling to deal with coronavirus hoaxes". Vox. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.

web.archive.org

"China coronavirus: Misinformation spreads online about origin and scale". BBC News. January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
"Here's A Running List Of Disinformation Spreading About The Coronavirus". Buzzfeed News. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
McDonald J (January 24, 2020). "Social Media Posts Spread Bogus Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory". Factcheck.org. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
"Coronavirus: Russia pushing fake news about US using outbreak to 'wage economic war' on China, officials say". Agence France-Presse. February 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via South China Morning Post.
Frantzman S (March 8, 2020). "Iran's regime pushes antisemitic conspiracies about coronavirus". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
Ferré-Sadurní L, McKinley J (13 March 2020). "Alex Jones Is Told to Stop Selling Sham Anti-Coronavirus Toothpaste". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
Ghaffary S, Heilweil R (January 31, 2020). "How tech companies are scrambling to deal with coronavirus hoaxes". Vox. Archived from the original on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
"[TRANSLATED] Wuhan Pneumonia: "Wuhan Virus Research Institute" in the eyes of the outbreak and fake news storm". BBC News China. February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.