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The COVID-19 Infodemic: 3 Ways to Combat Misinformation

The COVID-19 Infodemic: 3 Ways to Combat Misinformation

False information in the time of coronavirus often travels as fast as the virus itself. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called the deluge of information – often misinformation – an “infodemic.” The spread of false information has become so prolific that the WHO set up webpages to raise awareness of common myths about the virus and to educate the public on how to sift through information to avoid falling victim to potentially dangerous and false information.
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