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The rise of misleading and bad information about abortion

Clip: 7/10/2022 | 5m 8sVideo has Closed Captions

Why finding accurate facts about abortion has become more difficult in post-Roe America

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, online researchers say disinformation about abortion has flooded websites and social media, and some of that disinformation is influencing policy. Misleading and medically inaccurate information even found its way into the Dobbs decision. Jenna Sherman, program manager and researcher at Meedan Digital Health Lab, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss.

07/10/2022

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Afghan war veteran Jason Kander on how traumatic stress

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Clip: 7/10/2022 | 8m 18s | Afghan war veteran Jason Kander discusses coping with post-traumatic stress (8m 18s)

Biden to balance human rights and Middle East realities

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Clip: 7/10/2022 | 6m 41s | Biden to balance human rights and Middle East realities during visit to the region (6m 41s)

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