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This WhatsAapp group will send you COVID-19 news in South Africa

May 22, 2020

In order to combat the spread of fake news, the government has set up an automated @WhatsApp group to provide credible and factual details around #COVID19 in the country.

Read more:  https://t.co/t91GUhE9WY

Filed Under: [A] INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, *APPROACHES, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *REGION: Sub-Saharan Africa, *STRATEGY & METHODS, *TELEPHONY ROUTES, Article, Awareness Raising, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, Mobile, Social Media, South Africa, Whattsapp

“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread

May 22, 2020

Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on people who can hear evidence and think rationally.

Read more: https://www.propublica.org/article/immune-to-evidence-how-dangerous-coronavirus-conspiracies-spread?fbclid=IwAR01JrSvAuAUWUL11xAs-ItOM42Erppt2qHRL6AaN4IdZ9ttgNfenfGfORo

Filed Under: [E] INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *REGION: Global, Article, COVID-19, Issues - Rumour, Misinformation & Fake News

Humanitarians on TikTok

May 21, 2020

5 Lessons on Combatting Misinformation During COVID-19.

Read more: https://medium.com/@UNmigration/humanitarians-on-tiktok-246651af74d

Filed Under: [E] INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *REGION: Global, *STRATEGY & METHODS, Article, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Issues - Rumour, Misinformation & Fake News, Social Media, Tik Tok

COVID-19: Switching online is not an option in conflict-stricken countries in the Middle East

May 21, 2020

If online is the way forward in these times of a pandemic, what about countries stricken by conflicts with limited internet access?

Read more: https://globalvoices.org/2020/05/11/covid-19-switching-online-is-not-an-option-in-conflict-stricken-countries-in-the-middle-east/?fbclid=IwAR3Heq7SxZiqY8VZ8uXaZRI5_WhX06JBlBDu7_ZwCWXmBc_0cihHKtcyX0w

Filed Under: *AREAS, *DIGITAL ROUTES, *REGION: Middle East and North Africa (MENA), *STRATEGY & METHODS, Article, COMMUNICATION ISSUES & MESSAGES, COVID-19, Digital Engagement, Government (National), ICT4D (Information Communication Technologies for Development), Web

Get Ready for a Vaccine Information War

May 21, 2020

US context reflections on potential ‘anti-vaccination’ misinformation in regards to a COVID vaccine  (when there eventually is one).

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/technology/coronavirus-vaccine-disinformation.html?fbclid=IwAR3hLha-DbKmcksfEeQ2qeqLAkVxXgqTf1oCsUlMoFDsKvpyz67Qc8fRxFE

Filed Under: [B] HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, *COVID MESSAGES & ISSUES, Article, COVID-19, Issues - Rumour, Misinformation & Fake News, United States

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