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He spoke with Mind Matters editor Daisy Yuhas to discuss this work and his new book, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity, which offers research-backed solutions to stem this spread.

From Scientific American • Mar. 13, 2023

Yesterday’s headline “Delta Infects More Air Travelers” should have been reworded.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

Researchers Say Hijackable Bug Infects 30% Of Websites “The validity of the purported chat logs between Bradley Manning and Adrian Lamo that publicly linked Manning to the leaks...”

From Forbes • Mar. 18, 2011

The spectre army fades Far up the glimmering hill, But, vaguely lingering still, A group of shuddering shades Infects the pallid air, Growing dimmer as day invades The hush of the dusky square.

From Poems by Hay, John

From gayer scenes, where pleasure's mad career Infects the milder avenues of thought, Where secret Envy swells the note of Fear, And Hope is in its own illusion caught.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 354, January 31, 1829 by Various