COVID-19 Resources
Selected information and resources about the COVID-19 pandemic
Articles about COVID-19 Misinformation
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth bustersInfodemics are an excessive amount of information about a problem that makes it difficult to identify a solution. Infodemics can spread mis and disinformation and rumors during a health emergency. This page of the World Health Organization (WHO) site focuses on debunking common myths about COVID-19. Published January 19th, 2022.
- Meet three moderators fighting disinformation on Reddit’s largest coronavirus forumScienceNews interview with 3 moderators from the Reddit r/Coronavirus community about misinformation. Published May 4th, 2021.
- Fighting misinformation in the time of COVID-19, one click at a timeA blog post from the World Health Organization on misinformation about COVID-19 and ways to combat it. Published April 27th, 2021.
- Covid-19 misinformation is spreading in 25 different languages, leading to deaths and injuries, study findsCNN article discussing research about the spread of COVID-19 misinformation. Published August 10th, 2020.
- How to read the news like a scientist and avoid the COVID-19 ‘infodemic’Article by Alice Hazelton for the World Economic Forum. Published March 27th, 2020.
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