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2024-01-12 03:41:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 64FA1CD6B0768271D093FF6D5C11BECF0F88435A1CB9F549EA3BA6E3EA1A37B4
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Disease X is not a new term. To help them prepare in advance for worst-case scenarios, scientists have used it for years to refer to a hypothetical, as-yet-undiscovered human disease that could lead to an international epidemic. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/aug/07/tiktok-posts/conspiracy-theorists-falsely-claim-disease-x-is-th/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/01/11/what-is-disease-x-right-wing-circles-slam-hypothetical-pandemic/?sh=32a9551b828d https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2023/09/27/what-is-disease-x-how-scientists-are-preparing-for-the-next-pandemic/
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