Youtuber jailed after filming himself making threatening call to hospital hit by Covid-19
A Youtuber who recorded himself phoning a “truly despicable” bomb threat to an NHS trust dealing with Covid-19 patients has…
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Infodemic: Survey reveals people who get news from Facebook and Youtube more likely to breach lockdown and spread Covid-19
People who rely on social media for information about coronavirus are more likely to believe conspiracy theories and breach lockdown…
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Nancy Pelosi: Social media bosses have ‘utterly failed’ to combat Covid-19 disinformation
Social media bosses have “utterly failed to stop the spread of disinformation” during the Covid-19 crisis, one of America’s most…
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A group representing doctors across the UK today backs Press Gazette’s “Fight The Infodemic” campaign, which calls on social media…
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‘Coronavirus misinformation on social media is costing lives’: Doctors plead for help over Covid-19 falsehoods
A global group of doctors is pleading with social media companies to help them combat the ‘infodemic’ of coronavirus misinformation…
By Doctors warn Covid-19 misinformation is harming patients as they call for infodemic crackdown
Frontline doctors have told of how Covid-19 misinformation on social media is endangering patients’ lives. Dr Megan Smith, a consultant…
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Youtube accused of ‘actively promoting misinformation’ as MPs grill social media giants on Covid-19 infodemic
A senior UK politician has accused Youtube of “actively promoting misinformation or dangerous information to people” through videos promoted on…
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Cash for conspiracies: How David Icke, ‘alternative’ media and tech giants make money from coronavirus conspiracies
David Icke has a theory about why Iran was badly hit by coronavirus in March. Sort of. “We have a…
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