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2023-03-28 17:17:07 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

While the “dancing nurses” video clips are real, this does not prove that hospitals weren’t overwhelmed. The “dancing nurses” trend was meant to boost morale and encourage the public to follow stay-at-home orders in a time of darkness and uncertainty early in the pandemic. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/09/nhs-staff-performing-tiktok-dance-routines-to-keep-morale-high https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/02/fact-check-hospital-tiktok-dancing-aimed-boost-morale/4100243001/

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• While the “dancing nurses” video clips are real, this does not prove that hospitals weren’t overwhelmed. The “dancing nurses” trend was meant to boost morale and encourage the public to follow stay-at-home orders in a time of darkness and uncertainty early in the pandemic. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/09/nhs-staff-performing-tiktok-dance-routines-to-keep-morale-high https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/02/fact-check-hospital-tiktok-dancing-aimed-boost-morale/4100243001/