UW expert explains how debunked serial killer rumor went viral on social media

Awful lies can come with awful consequences.

Some of the bad misinformation we’ve seen lately includes a serial killer on the loose in Seattle, the U.S. Postal Service keeping people from voting and someone destroying votes for a big election.

All could scare or anger someone — and all are false.

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The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public was created to help identify this kind of bad information.

Taylor Agajanian is a research project coordinator with the CIP. She joined KIRO 7 on Friday to talk about the serial killer rumor and other cases of misinformation regarding

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