Contribution of Social Media in the Fight Against Misinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic
Contribution of Social Media in the Fight Against Misinformation on Coronavirus Pandemic
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
The recent rash of coronavirus (COVID-19)-related material has turned into a high-stakes test of social media companies' ability to combat disinformation. False advice on how to avoid getting the virus or what steps affected individuals should take to prevent it from spreading has the potential to spread additional illness and death from a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives across the globe. WHO(2020). It is, however, difficult to tell the difference between phony and false information. The words "fake information" and "false information" are sometimes used interchangeably. Fake...
