In 2020, however, even small amounts of fake news about coronavirus can have dire consequences. The current public health crisis requires the coordinated actions of individuals — maintaining social distance, buying reasonable quantities of food and supplies, and following the latest medical advice rather than bogus cures.
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Nathaniel Persily is the James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford University and co-director of Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center.
Zeve Sanderson is the executive director of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics. Kevin Aslett is a postdoctoral researcher at the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics. Will Godel is a PhD student in NYU’s Department of Politics and a graduate research affiliate of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics. Jonathan Nagler is a professor of politics at NYU and co-director of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics. Richard Bonneau is a professor of biology and computer science at NYU and co-director of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics.