Google has been accused of spreading ‘misinformation’ by claiming Australians will be denied free internet searches if tech giants like them are forced to pay for news they use. Anyone using the search engine is now confronted with a yellow exclamation mark with a link to a so-called ‘open letter to Australians’ from the company’s … Read more
Facebook banned one of the biggest anti-mask groups on its platform for spreading misinformation about COVID-19 Facebook has removed one of the biggest anti-mask groups on its platform The group was spreading misinformation about COVID-19 Unfounded claims include masks preventing oxygen flow and psychological effects Other groups still exist on the platform and Facebook said … Read more
International group of fact-checkers launch a myth-busting WhatsApp bot that lets users query terms like ‘masks’ to pull up trustworthy information on coronavirus The bot is designed by Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checkers Network It can be queried by WhatsApp users and pulls from the IFCN’s database IFCN’s chatbot also directs users to their local fact-check … Read more
Researchers call on social media platforms to archive coronavirus misinformation so they can study effects on public health An letter calls on social media platforms to archive COVID-19 misinformation The data can be used to track how misinformation affects public health It could also be used to issue regular transparency reports The letters asks for data … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
YouTube will add a section for ‘verified’ videos about coronavirus to its homepage in a bid to stop the spread of misinformation The platform will add a row for legitimate videos on its homepage Content will be aggregated from real news sources and heal authorities It hopes that the measure will help stop the proliferation … Read more
Will Smith poses with his family as he says he ‘feels responsible for a lot of the misinformation’ surrounding coronavirus because of his film I Am Legend By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 13:43 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 15:51 GMT, 19 March 2020 Will Smith has joked he feels ‘responsible for a lot … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
By Natalie Rahhal, Acting US Health Editor for DailyMail.com HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 percent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than … Read more