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COVID-19

A guide for updates, information, and scholarly content about the coronavirus outbreak.

Tracking Misinformation

NewsGuard: Coronavirus Misinformation Tracking Center
"As COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, so does disinformation and misinformation about the disease. From false cures to conspiracy theories about the virus’ origin to misinformation about the vaccine, myths about COVID-19 can have dangerous and real-world consequences."

This list includes sites in the U.S., the U.K., France, Italy, and Germany that have been identified as publishing materially false information about the virus.

Fact Checking Sources

Snopes: The Coronavirus Collection - Misinformation and Memes
"Snopes investigates the memes, rumors, jokes, and misinformation spreading on social media in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak."
Politifact - Coronavirus
WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Myth busters
Wikipedia: Misinformation related to the coronavirus outbreak
Reuters - Fact checking
Factcheck.org - Coronavirus

Covid Misinformation Modules

Last Updated: Oct 4, 2022 2:48 PM
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