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Above The Noise
How to Spot COVID-19 Myths and Misinformation
Season 4
Episode 11
False claims about everything from COVID-19 treatments and remedies to how coronavirus spreads are popping up everywhere, and it’s hard to keep track of what’s fact or fiction. Myles speaks to a public health expert to answer some of your most burning COVID-19 questions, and also gives some tips on how to fact-check information you find online.
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4:50
Why isn’t there more government-funded research about gun deaths in the U.S.?

7:35
Why do some people believe in conspiracy theories? Can you change their minds?

6:00
Headlines make it seem like the world is drying out. Is Earth really running out of water?

5:14
Why is vaping popular, and is it a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes?

7:00
Species are going extinct at crazy high rates. Does it matter?

7:00
What are the rules that govern who has nukes and who doesn’t?

6:14
What exactly is covered under free speech?

4:19
What happens to people who are popular in high school after they graduate?

5:17
Schools have become more and more segregated over the last 30 years.

5:32
What makes someone an internet troll?

5:53
New research shines the spotlight on a new plastic pollution menace -- microfibers.

5:32
Does scanning your face enable the tracking of your lifestyle and habits?