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A New Pandemic #305 By Hank Silverberg There is a new pandemic gripping the United States, and this time no vaccine or mask will help. No, I am not talking about Covid-19. The virus is still out there, and some more people have died from it, but the vaccines and some new medication have made it less of a menace. The pandemic I am talking about was created in the United States and has spread to epic proportions over the last decade. It's called "disinformation," and it may kill our democracy faster than any known disease. Disinformation is defined as material, written or broadcast, that is fake and is spread INTENTIONALLY by people of all kinds who wish to gain from it for political or financial reasons. They know it's false, but they spread it anyway, usually with malicious intent. This political season is ripe with disinformation just about everywhere, from the race