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Reuters Institute & University of Oxford: Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation [en]

May 1, 2020

In this factsheet Reuters Institute & University of Oxford identify some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation seen so far. We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by fact-checkers and published in English between January and the end of March 2020, drawn from a collection of fact-checks maintained by First Draft.

Click here to read more.

Jointly Developed: Guidance on Stigmas Associated with COVID-19

April 28, 2020

The WHO, UNICEF, and IFRC have created this english and french document about stigmas associated with COVID-19. Access here: https://www.thecompassforsbc.org/sbcc-tools/social-stigma-associated-covid-19-stigmatisation-sociale-associée-au-covid-19

Vera Files: Fact checking information RE COVID-19

April 27, 2020

Vera Files has created a video series on fact checking to raise awareness and counteract the “infodemic”.

Read more here: https://verafiles.org/specials/fact-check and watch the videos here: https://vimeo.com/394637918

Politifact: 7 ways to avoid misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic

April 27, 2020

Politifact have created a guide with seven ways to avoid falling for some of the most common falsehoods about epidemics like the coronavirus.

Read more here: https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/mar/12/7-ways-avoid-misinformation-during-coronavirus-pan/

Media Wise: Teen Fact-checkers

April 27, 2020

MediaWise‘s teen fact-checkers are debunking viral social media posts and teaching as they go. Read more here: https://www.poynter.org/teen-fact-checking-network/.