"...by inviting a stance that seeks to engage with rumors rather than correct misinformation, the framework could make responses more resistant to bad-faith criticism. It could also allow communicators to acknowledge their own uncertainty, recognize the potential information in communities’ rumors and help rebuild lost trust."
Misleading claims about US digital currency circulate online
https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.32JU9J4-1
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Social media posts claim an executive order from Joe Biden eliminates cash and enables the government to monitor transactions. This is misleading; while the US president did call for additional research on a central bank digital currency, the order does nothing to limit cash use -- and experts say any such system would be legally required to include privacy protections and involve the independent Federal Reserve, banks and Congress.