NYT article titled "Study Finds 'Single Largest Driver' of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump". Text cites Cornell University study finding Trump involved in 38% of coronavirus related misinformation.

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Study Finds 'Single Largest Driver' of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump

Background Information
This New York Times article cites a Cornell University study that found that 38% of the overall 'misinformation conversation' mentions Trump. The article concludes that Trump is the commonality among the misinformation, conspiracy theories, and falsehoods circulating about coronavirus.
Technique Used
Attack Opponents
This is propaganda because
This article suggests that Donald Trump (and his supporters, by association) is responsible for the spread of misinformation, which resulted in our country's inability to control the coronavirus. This functions to attack Trump as an opponent, making him synonymous with the destruction we have experienced since March 2020. For people who take the threat of coronavirus seriously or have been impacted by it already, this makes it very clear that Trump is an opponent and strengthens conviction against him.
Source
New York Times

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    Ryan King
    Sat, 10/26/2024 - 00:00
    Ryan King
    I find this example to be right in the middle on the harmful to beneficial scale. Reason why I think it's in the middle is because I feel like it is kind of hard to say that a huge pandemic is all in hands of one person and his team. This post suggests that because of the misinformation, it is Trump and his supporters fault. I think that it's beneficial because it's fascinating information, if true. But, I think it's harmful because it's hard to throw all of this on one person. This is the reason why I think this is in the middle of the scale.

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