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I very much welcome constructive feedback from iRevolution readers so I can improve the piece before it gets published in an edited book next year. Abstract False information can cost lives. But no information can also cost lives, especially in a crisis zone. NPR's Andy Carvin Uses Twitter to Debunk a Hoax · twittermedia.