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Coronavirus: How can you stop an ‘infodemic’? | BBC News

By BBC My World on March 1, 2020

Misleading coronavirus advice is going viral on social media feeds. Zeinab Badawi explains how we can all slow the spread of harmful falsehoods online.

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Source: Coronavirus: How can you stop an ‘infodemic’? – BBC News

Misinformation, Social Media, Vaccine & Medical Misinformation

Coronavirus: How can you stop an ‘infodemic’? | BBC News

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