Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic as a ‘disinfodemic’. news.un.org

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Pro: This is like Donald Trump's situation during press conferences. Until now, he still believes that the coronavirus 'will go away' before a vaccine is found. Additionally, he also suggested 'ways' that the virus can be cured. He suggested that scientists should investigate if injecting a type of cleaning agent to test if it could 'clean' the virus thestar.com.my. Although he didn't tell the people to inject bleach, but there would still be people who would believe what he says and try that out.

The media promotes more fiction than fact about contemporary pandemics

Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic as a ‘disinfodemic’. news.un.org

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Unreliable and false information is spreading around the world to such an extent, that some commentators are now referring to the new avalanche of misinformation that’s accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic as a ‘disinfodemic’. news.un.org

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