Essay: Six important truths about COVID-19 vaccines
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based pharmacist SARAH LYNCH and immunologist KANNEBOYINA NAGARAJU dispel some common myths about the COVID-19 vaccines…
Google launches $US3 million fund to fight vaccine misinformation
Gdansk, PolandReuters The Google News Initiative on Tuesday launched a global open fund to fight misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, worth up to $US3 million. The “COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund” aims to support journalistic efforts to effectively fact-check misinformation about the COVID-19 immunisation process, the initiative belonging to Alphabet’s Google said in a blog […]
Essay: The pandemic isn’t over, and misinformation can still be deadly
In an article first published on Religion News Service, MYAL GREENE, senior vice president of international programs with US-based humanitarian organisation World Relief, looks at the key role countering misinformation plays in combatting outbreaks like the coronavirus pandemic…
Facebook’s dilemma: How to police claims about unproven COVID-19 vaccines
Reuters’ ELIZABETH CULLIFORD and GABRIELLA BORTER looks at Facebook’s attempts to police posts relating to the coronavirus pandemic…
Countering misinformation: In Haiti, community leaders go door to door to bust deadly coronavirus myths
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how community leaders are fighting misinformation about COVID-19 in Haiti’s slums…
ESSAY: MERCHANTS OF MISINFORMATION ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET, BUT THE REAL PROBLEM LIES WITH US
In an article first published on The Conversation, WILL J GRANT and ROD LAMBERTS, both of the Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University, argue that the problem of misinformation lies with our willingness to accept it…
SIGHT HELPDESK: DON’T BE FOOLED BY FAKE IMAGES AND VIDEOS ONLINE
In an article first published on The Conversation, HANY FARID, professor of computer science at Dartmouth College in the US, looks at five ways you can help protect yourself against falling for an online hoax…