Misinformation fuels distrust as Ebola outbreak worsens in Democratic Republic of Congo
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Rael Ombuor, Rachel Chason, Lauren Weber
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A deadly Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being worsened by the spread of conspiracy theories, including false claims that nonprofit workers brought the disease to secure funding, and that the outbreak is fabricated to frighten the population and gain access to mineral resources like gold. Distrust and violence are flaring as misinformation undermines public health efforts.
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Another is that the outbreak has been fabricated to frighten the population and gain access to minerals, including gold.
Distrust and violence flare in the Democratic Republic of Congo as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax.
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