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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=e-p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.75pt'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#21272C'>One question, answered: </span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#21272C'>How should you respond when you see a loved one sharing dubious or false information?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=e-p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#21272C'>Ellen Cushing, <a name="www_theatlantic_com_shadowland"></a><a href="http://links.e.theatlantic.com/ctt?ms=MjM5MTM3NTgS1&kn=42&r=NjQzOTE0Njk3MTM0S0&b=0&j=MTg0MDQ1NjI5MgS2&mt=1&rt=0"><span style='mso-bookmark:www_theatlantic_com_shadowland'><span style='color:#21272C'>who edited our “Shadowland” special project on conspiracy theories</span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:www_theatlantic_com_shadowland'></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:www_theatlantic_com_shadowland'></span>, has some advice:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#21272C'>In a piece from March, <a href="http://links.e.theatlantic.com/ctt?ms=MjM5MTM3NTgS1&kn=56&r=NjQzOTE0Njk3MTM0S0&b=0&j=MTg0MDQ1NjI5MgS2&mt=1&rt=0"><span style='color:#21272C'>Andy Carvin and Graham Brookie offered a maxim</span></a> I’ve thought about basically daily since: “Your goal shouldn’t be to be right, but to be helpful.”<br><br>When you see someone you know share bad information or unfounded conspiracy theories about the coronavirus or the president’s health, don’t just tell them they’re wrong—calmly point them in the direction of a vetted source (such as <em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>The Atlantic</span></em>!), and walk through the facts with them. Strive to be constructive, not combative<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#21272C'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#21272C'>Martha</span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>