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Journal Article
COVID-19: The First Posttruth Pandemic
2020
Overview
A successful public health response to outbreaks such as COVID-19 depends on broad dissemination and widespread acceptance of accurate information.1 Yet, in recent weeks, inaccurate information and deceptive information have been plentiful. Even national leaders have offered misleading and sometimes false accounts of the risks facing the United States and the speed of vaccine development.2The barrage of false information has helped to erode trust in public health leaders and hinder efforts to contain the pandemic. Unless the public trusts that public health measures are grounded in the best available science, even if that science is incomplete and changing, individuals cannot be expected to follow public health recommendations, such as to shelter in place.Political leaders have not been alone in generating this climate of doubt. Many celebrities, pundits, and even some local health officials have downplayed the dangers for months. Rumors about the virus's origins, impending national lockdowns, and imminent cures have also circulated widely. This cacophony helps explain why spring breakers partied on Florida beaches while cities elsewhere shut down.
