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  2020-04-24

  Navigating Pandemic Conspiracies: Burger King Warning

  This project aims to document all of the different conspiracies and their growth and treatment by the media throughout the pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing how Burger King issued a statement warning people not to drink bleach after a statement issued by the president. This is not fake news, but I decided to include it in this series because it demonstrates how hard it can get to navigate fake news and conspiracies, especially when the real news sometimes sounds fake.
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  2020-04-09

  Navigating Pandemic Conspiracies

  This project aims to document all of the different conspiracies and their growth and treatment by the media throughout the pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing how conspiracy theorists have latched onto the pandemic and are going to keep coming up with more and more conspiracies
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  2020-04-09

  Navigating Pandemic Conspiracies: Death Rate Conspiracies

  This project aims to document all of the different conspiracies and their growth and treatment by the media throughout the pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing the frustration that experts have towards the conspiracy theories that are being shared
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  04/09/2020

  Navigating Pandemic Conspiracies: Addressing Conspiracy Existence

  This project aims to document all of the different conspiracies and their growth and treatment by the media throughout the pandemic. This is the headline of an article acknowledging the existence of conspiracies that have and will continue to start arising due to the pandemic.
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  2020-05-08

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Mask Protest and Response

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing the reaction some customers wanting to protest and boycott Costco after their implementation of making it necessary to wear a mask. Many people have come to the defense of Costco saying that they support this act
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  2020-04-06

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Proposed Student Loan Bill

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing A new proposed bill in which healthcare workers would have their student loans forgiven
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  05/04/2020

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Amazon VP Resigns and Makes Statement about Workers

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing The resignation of the VP of Amazon and also detailing a statement he made about Amazon firing workers who had protested their poor treatment during the pandemic.
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  04/23/2020

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Amazon Protests Continue

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing more protests against the continuing poor treatment/lack of extra protections provided to Amazon workers
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  2020-04-20

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Amazon Skip Day

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing A nationwide protest of Amazon workers where they are going to refuse to go into work, as a protest for the still poor working conditions and lacking benefits for the workers.
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  2020-04-18

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Pandemic Premium Pay Increase

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing A proposed plan by the Senate Democrats which would increase the pay of essential workers who are more exposed to the virus during this pandemic
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  2020-04-14

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Amazon Employee Terminations

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing The firing of Amazon workers who have been fired for speaking out against unfair treatment of workers during the pandemic.
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  2020-04-08

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Monitoring Capacity

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is a picture my friend took outside of the store during her shift at a grocery store. It is very early in the morning, but there are still cars that can be seen in the parking lot and her job is to limit the amount of people in the store so that social distancing can be practiced, as well as making sure only one member per household is allowed in the store at one time so that more people are able to get groceries.
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  2020-04-09

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Fast Food Strike

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This is the headline of an article describing how fast food workers are outraged at the lack of benefits and protection of the virus that they are getting. This comes during a time when many other companies are providing pay for workers who can no longer go to work, while the workers considered essential are not given the same benefits but are at a higher risk to be exposed to the virus.
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  2020-04-07

  Treatment of Essential Workers: “Insulting Rewards”

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This image captures the headline of an article describing workers outrage at the “rewards” they are being given, such as free lunches. My friend works at a grocery store and has experienced this firsthand. No promise of bonuses, or sick leave, or extra protections for working during a pandemic, many are insulted that companies believe a free lunch may make up for the health risks these workers take everyday.
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  2020-04-07

  Treatment of Essential Workers: Target Walkout

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This image captures the headline of an article describing the frustration from the workers at Target not being given basic protective measures and planning a walkout in protest of the unfair conditions.
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  2020-04-06

  Treatment of Essential Workers: FedEx Workers

  This project aims to document the treatment and reactions to the treatment of the essential workers during this pandemic. This image captures the headline of an article describing the conflicting reports of treatment of the FedEx workers drawing attention to possibly unfair treatment during this pandemic.