WSJ Economy
· Sep 26, 2025 2:00 PM EDT
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Researchers have applied modern-day tools of epidemiology to trace how rumors provoked the “Great Fear†of the French Revolution—possibly offering insight into how unrest erupts today
Researchers used the tools of epidemiology to trace how false tales spread from place to place, and provoked a revolt.
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