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Coronavirus Special Report: Disinformation spreading about COVID-19

Demonstrators in Richmond in April demand that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam lift restrictions that closed businesses since the coronavirus outbreak. — Demonstrators in Richmond in April demand that Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam lift restrictions that closed businesses since the coronavirus outbreak. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick and Evan Campbell

Posted June 4, 2020 at 5:03pm

Tonight, we explore how disinformation about COVID-19 is spreading across social media and what Congress and the tech companies that own these platforms are doing to mitigate it. Then, we explore the uptick in coronavirus-related franked mail and the latest in health care policy news.

Show Notes:

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