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Opinion: I’m fighting misinformation online. False hantavirus claims follow a now-familiar playbook

I learned about hantavirus misinformation this week in the same way I now learn about most public health misinformation: My followers sent it to me. Within hours of the first…

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I learned about hantavirus misinformation this week in the same way I now learn about most public health misinformation: My followers sent it to me. Within hours of the first…

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Published by source: 2026-05-08T15:34:07+00:00

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