Battling misinformation: Armed with social media, Zimbabwean youth fight coronavirus ‘infodemic’
KIM HARRISBERG and LUNGELO NDHLOVU, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how Zimbabwean youth are countering misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic…
In Africa and Asia, coronavirus myths put most vulnerable at risk
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation From drinking cow urine to sleeping by chopped onions, myths about how people can catch and cure coronavirus are spreading rapidly. Concerns are growing that the rumours could fuel the spread of the virus among vulnerable people in Africa and South-East Asia. The World Health Organization has described this as an […]