Sci Show: Trump’s tweets may have affected US beliefs about the pandemic’s severity. Prior to his infection ~20% of tweets showed a belief that COVID-19 was a hoax, but this dropped to 3% after Trump tweeted about his infection. This reversed back to 10% after he tweeted, “Don’t be afraid of COVID-19”.

Sunday, February 7, 2021

Trump’s tweets may have affected US beliefs about the pandemic’s severity. Prior to his infection ~20% of tweets showed a belief that COVID-19 was a hoax, but this dropped to 3% after Trump tweeted about his infection. This reversed back to 10% after he tweeted, “Don’t be afraid of COVID-19”.

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