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2023-09-03 22:49:34 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
There is no Ebola outbreak currently at the Burning Man festival. Originating from a joke online after severe mudstorms caused the event to temporarily close, it became a widely-spread hoax. However, a life has indeed been lost. I. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/09/02/no-theres-not-an-ebola-outbreak-at-burning-man/ II. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/burning-man-2023-rain-ebola-b2404131.html III. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/03/burning-man-nevada-festival-floods IV. https://www.insider.com/what-is-trench-foot-burning-man-attendees-barefoot-in-mud-2023-9 V. https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/burning-man-ebola-false-claims-4278575 VI. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/burning-man-chaos-festival-goer-30851076 VII. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/burning-man-chaos-fake-ebola-30851526
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- summary
- There is no Ebola outbreak currently at the Burning Man festival. Originating from a joke online after severe mudstorms caused the event to temporarily close, it became a widely-spread hoax. However, a life has indeed been lost. I. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/09/02/no-theres-not-an-ebola-outbreak-at-burning-man/ II. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/burning-man-2023-rain-ebola-b2404131.html III. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/03/burning-man-nevada-festival-floods IV. https://www.insider.com/what-is-trench-foot-burning-man-attendees-barefoot-in-mud-2023-9 V. https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/music/burning-man-ebola-false-claims-4278575 VI. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/burning-man-chaos-festival-goer-30851076 VII. https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/burning-man-chaos-fake-ebola-30851526
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