Fighting Health Misinformation – What Went Wrong
Information on the coronavirus wasn’t available quickly enough, which left a void for conspiracy theories and misinformation to fill in the gaps.
Information on the coronavirus wasn’t available quickly enough, which left a void for conspiracy theories and misinformation to fill in the gaps.
While governments have always combated conspiracies and misinformation, today’s challenge lies in the fact that social media and new media multiply the number of distribution channels.
This NPR article examines the major takeaways from the testimony of the Facebook Whistleblower.