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Scientists fight online virus misinformation war

Doctors, academics and institutions have adapted their scientific messaging in hopes of countering what has been termed an infodemic about coronavirus

With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud, a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry, has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began.

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