Village Medical at Home Senior Medical Director Thomas Cornwell, MD on What Drives Misinformation Surrounding COVID-19

Written by VillageMD | May 19, 2020 3:08:35 PM

Senior Medical Director of Village Medical at Home Thomas Cornwell, MD spoke to Healthline about the difficulty of distinguishing false information versus facts around COVID-19.

“It is easier for misinformation to spread because COVID-19 is a new virus we are still trying to understand,” said Cornwell. “Information can be shared persuasively and sensationally in a way that sounds believable.”

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