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New Jersey, other states, work to fight virus misinformation

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TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey’s top homeland security official received nearly nonstop calls in early March from grocery chains, trucking companies and other logistics firms wanting to know if rumors of an impending national lockdown were true.

They weren’t, and Jared Maples soon learned the companies were reacting to misinformation stemming from text messages shared widely across the country.

Federal officials debunked the messages, but Maples said the whole episode was a “whoa” moment for him and other state officials.

Weeks later, New Jersey launched a website aimed at debunking misinformation and rumors about COVID-19. “Misinformation is out there.

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