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Claim Text: As vaccination began in earnest that December, only one-third of Americans had been infected, largely because of everything we scrambled to do to keep that number so low.
Simplified Text: Only one-third of Americans had been infected by the time COVID-19 vaccination began in December, due to efforts to keep the number low.
Confidence Score: 0.900
Claim Maker: The author
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "date": "2020-12-01" }
Subject Tags: Health Statistics Pandemic
UUID: e5842b04-d6da-4192-92f8-d679e9d138d4
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Created: September 30, 2026 at 12:04 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 30, 2026 at 12:04 PM (2 weeks ago)

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The Problem With Apocalyptic Thinking

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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/25/magazine/why-we-cant-stop-predicting-the-apocalypse.html

This article explores the pervasive feeling of impending apocalypse, from climate change to AI, and questions whether our fears of exponential growth are always accurate. It examines how these anxieties shape our perception of solutions and progress.

Apocalyptic Thinking Artificial Intelligence Climate Change COVID-19 Societal Fears Exponential Growth Technology

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