Scientific misinformation is harmful during the Covid pandemic. Here I describe six misinformation tactics and how you can spot them before you decide to circulate them.

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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 Intro
0:44 The dangers of scientific misinformation
1:47 The context of social media
2:55 Categories of misinformation
3:10 The first category: deceptive representations
3:40 Tactic 1: Publications in bogus (predatory) journals
8:07 Tactic 2: Obscuring retractions
9:07 Tactic 3: Impersonating peer review
10:52 The second category: manipulating the message
11:18 Tactic 4: Science by press release
14:26 Tactic 5: Oversimplification and amplification
17:37 Tactic 6: Stealth agenda-driven pseudoscience
20:01 Concluding remarks

▬ Disclaimers ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

This video is for educational purposes only.

I have no conflicts of interest. I do not receive any funding or compensation from anyone making or developing treatments for Covid-19, including vaccines or antivirals. I made this video on my own time and with my own money and equipment, with no incentives or sponsorship (though you can buy me a coffee).

▬ About this channel ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

I'm Greg Tucker-Kellogg, PhD, a biology professor in Singapore with a career spanning both biotechnology and academia. Videos on this educational channel cover some of my scientific and teaching interests in genomics, bioinformatics, and biochemistry, as well as topics in current scientific issues of public interest. Links to my professional profile are available in the "about" section of the channel.

▬ Additional resources ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
- Pubmed https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- Web of Science (subscription-based) http://webofknowledge.com/
- Scopus (subscription-based) https://www.scopus.com
- Stop Predatory Journals https://predatoryjournals.com/
- Santa Clara seroprevalence study from Stanford (version 1 ) https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.11...
- Professor Andrew Gelman's analysis of the seroprevalence study (version 1) https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.ed...
- Professor Jeffrey Morris's analysis of misinformation regarding Israeli data and vaccination efficacy https://www.covid-datascience.com/pos...
- Dr. Susan Oliver's discussion of misinformation on ivmmeta    • Fake ivermectin meta-analysis (ivmmet...