The spread of COVID-19 misinformation and propaganda was fueled by a confluence of motivations including addictions to power, corruption, political ideology, and incompetence. Combined with the public’s susceptibility to the fear generated by propaganda, led to a surprise lack of pushback against lockdowns and deference to authority figures and experts. Scott Atlas explores these elements of the COVID-19 responses as well as other questions from students during this Q&A session.

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