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Tim Walberg: “The voices that pushed the panic that led to school closures were amplified on social media settings.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
The voices that pushed the panic that led to school closures were amplified on social media settings.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

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Walberg attributes school closures to panic fueled by social media misinformation.

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