The rise of 'fake news' - including misinformation and inaccurate advi...
LONDON - The rise of “fake news” - including misinformation and inaccurate advice on social media - could make disease outbreaks such as the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic currently spreading in China worse, according to research published on Friday.
“When it comes to COVID-19, there has been a lot of speculation, misinformation and fake news circulating on the internet – about how the virus originated, what causes it and how it is spread,” said Paul Hunter, a UEA professor of medicine who co-led the study. “Fake news is manufactured with no respect for accuracy, and is often based on conspiracy theories,” Hunter said.
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