As COVID-19, better known as the novel coronavirus, spreads across the globe, misinformation about the virus is also spreading. Since the outbreak of the virus began in Wuhan, China, social media sites and blogs have seen an influx of posts involving conspiracy theories about the origins of the novel coronavirus, dangerous advice about spurious treatments, and unreliable reports of vaccines. Health officials are calling it an “infodemic”. CNN’s Hadas Gold explores how the World Health Organization is partnering up with social media firms to fight a virus online.
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