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Collected Item: “Anti-masking groups draw from anti-vaccination playbook to spread misinformation”

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Anti-masking groups draw from anti-vaccination playbook to spread misinformation

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This article expounds on how anti-maskers are taking research out of context in arguing against COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, this story compares the similarities between anti-maskers and anti-vaccination protestors.

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#hist9801, #canada

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/anti-masking-group-tied-to-anti-vaccination-covid-19-1.5661790

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Ivy Cooley

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2020-07-27
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