Mother Jones
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Antisemitic Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Spreading—and the Platforms Are Hands Off
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A conspiracy theory falsely claiming the word 'hanta' derives from Hebrew slang for 'scam' is circulating on social media to promote antisemitic narratives about hantavirus cases, with social media platforms taking limited action to combat it.
Antisemitic Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories Are Spreading—and the Platforms Are Hands Off
A popular social media conspiracy theory about a recent cluster of hantavirus cases claims that the word “hanta” means “scam,” “fraud,” or “nonsense” in “Hebrew slang.” That’s more or less where the theory ends and dark suggestion takes over. One is meant to conclude that the supposed Hebrew origins of the word mean that the […]
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