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  • TWO MIRACULOUS DROPS by drjmisait
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    Real life story of a Rotary Volunteer who ventured against threats to his life to argue and convince aggressive mobs trapped by misinformation and fanaticism propagated by vested interests, political clouts and self styled medicos, that Oral Polio Vaccine was safe and was not meant to sterilize people.
  • Echoes Of Treachery by Sheluvstofu
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    "Sometimes lies becomes the truth"
  • the aboveboard below  by SpragueThomson
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    There's a lot to be said about how different governments, institutions, their politicians and their officials handle this pandemic. Testing is overall still not up to standard. Not only in the US. In the Netherlands starting April 4000 tests a day were conducted. Around the 7th of April the authorities and the news media announced the number of tests would go up to 21000 a day. The next week, on April 14 another extra 19000 tests a day were announced. In my book that equates to 40000. However the news item conveyed it would lead up to a total of 29000 test. It makes one wonder where the other 11000 tests are. Last weekend, around the the 9th of May the person responsible for all the testing was shortly interviewed about the press briefing he issued. It said starting from June 1 the amount of tests a day would reach 30000 per day. After the interviewer asked several times how many tests a day are conducted at the very day, the answer of the person responsible was brief. Since the beginning of April onto May the daily amount of tests conducted number up 8000 to 9000 a day. All the news in the mean time therefore should be considered misleading, a misconstruction, misinformation, misconstrued to an outright lie. Apart from the question, the main news outlets in the Netherlands apparently just copy the numbers and don't do their own calculations based on their own messages. It is almost too inconceivable to see, hear or read how incompetence is at the helm of this doomsday ship heading to next spike. Meanwhile these so-called leaders want the population to go back to normalcy. Only people who are possibly infected with Covid19 and need hospital care are being tested. Tracking and tracing their contacts isn't being done on the prolific basis other neighboring countries are performing. In the Netherlands one doesn't know where this virus is, nor is there a clue to find out on the short run. I am concerned about the possible outcome.
  • crowning humanity with corona by SpragueThomson
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    In 2007 an outbreak of a so-called mysterious disease struck certain parts of the Netherlands, it was much later diagnosed as Q-fever. Not so mysterious because it was discovered already in 1935. The Dutch authorities didn't react appropriately. They fumbled and stumbled over their very own misinformation. Remind you of something? Now, in our societies there are people who blame certain parts of our population for the outbreak of the corona virus. Their memory span is all but too short. In good health I wish you yours, as I wish we can make a deal to at least agree we keep our sanity afloat. Here are some facts folded into poetry to make you think about your own. Thank you for reading.
  • Fly Spy Organization by moonberrychc
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    Welcome to the Fly Spy Organization Hotline. Fly Spy Organization is the leading environment-friendly data gathering operatives in the world. To best assist you, please connect to the appropriate department. Press... 1 - for missing animals (e.g. cats, dogs, iguana, etc) [FMA Dept) 2 - for missing babies [FMB Dept] 3 - for cheating spouses and other family members [FCSOF Dept] 4 - for scammers and networking shams [FSNS Dept] 5 - for supernatural occurences and oddities [FSOO Dept] 6 - others [Generalist Dept] If you don't know the department you are calling, you may press 0 and we will connect you to our operator who will assist you in this call. Thank you for calling Fly Spy Organization. Have a nice day! Cover Photo Source: Bernard Hermant on Unsplash.com
  • Alone Again by JaneDoe7523
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    Mystic sneaks into Tchalla's palace and gets caught red handed by Tchalla, but of course that would happen when you disguise yourself as a dead man. Mystic= Mystique gender bent
  • The Covid Denier by jamesfield96
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    England is in the throes of the Covid-19 virus pandemic, but Jeremy is a staunch Covid denier and anti-vaxxer. There is something unusual motivating him....what could it be?
  • What Depression is to Me by Pastel_Ugh
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    This was an essay i had made in response to a prompt in health class. The minimum was 5 sentences but i had to do the lesson justice, as they took the serious topic and gave it their own definition basically. so i did a little more than required.. heh.. Plus i wanted to give you guys some advise and inform others as well!
  • America is Constipated by KrystyneCrawford
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    This Is based on my perspective on what is going on in the world today. I don't have party affiliation and think freely. I hope y'all enjoy the information and for those who don't you'll get over it. I'll also be posting what I think is going to happen in the immediate future for the world that will be part two.
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  • shifting  by lilly_achilles_333
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    about shifting ig
  • TikTok Is Programming You by RobinKers
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    Mark never considered himself paranoid, but something about TikTok unsettled him. The more he learned, the more he realized TikTok wasn't just an entertainment app. It was a subtle, powerful tool of influence, quietly shaping opinions, reinforcing biases, and even swaying political perspectives. In a world where algorithms decide what you see-and what you don't-Mark begins to wonder: What's really driving the choices we think we're making?
  • Filtered Lies  by QueenOfLustAndLove
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    We live in a world where everything is one scroll away. Perfect bodies. Perfect relationships. Perfect lives. Perfect opinions screamed louder than facts. But what if none of it is real? Filtered Lies dives deep into the glittering illusion of the internet - the edited photos, staged lifestyles, viral misinformation, fake news, manipulative influencers, and the silent damage caused by believing everything we see. Behind every flawless selfie is a filter. Behind every trending headline is an agenda. Behind every viral story... might be a lie. This book explores the psychology of online deception, the dangers of blind belief, and the emotional toll of comparing your real life to someone else's highlight reel. Because the scariest thing about the internet? It doesn't have to be true to feel real. And sometimes... the biggest lie is the one that looks the most beautiful.
  • The Stolen Hunter by KshipraSawant
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    Lure was just your average for-hire researcher under the employment of the I.F.A (Intergalactic Federation of Allies)... not. And once the I.F.A accidentally digs up his file they jump and send their brightest team to go rescue the [just recently] kidnapped Lure. Once rescued from the dangerous Lure discovers that the brightest team is actually... three teenagers?! What's more, the I.F.A wants him to join their team?! Just what will he do? Join, or continue his lonely life of solitude? DON'T forget to COMMENT! Your comments mean everything! Without them, the story can't go on. Literally! What YOU want will be written. Cool, huh? Well, come on in and tell us what you want! We'll make it happen ;) Co-written with Poindexter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright © 2014 (made 2012) by Kshipra Sawant. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without prior permission of the author.
  • Esme & Co. by AwarenessByFic
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    When Esme and her system find Chiron acting strange, she and her friends go on a quest to find what happened to the real Chiron, and who's behind all of this...
  • Misinformation a new norm by anibhavk
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    Misinformation in the digital world