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COVID-19 misinformation
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False information, including intentional disinformation and conspiracy theories, about the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and the origin, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease has been spread through social media, text messaging, and mass media. False information has been propagated by celebrities, politicians, and other prominent public figures. Many countries have passed laws against "fake news", and thousands of people have been arrested for spreading COVID-19 misinformation. The spread of COVID-19 misinformation by governments has also been significant.
Openreach engineers appealed on anti-5G Facebook groups, saying they are not involved in mobile networks, and workplace abuse is making it difficult f
Openreach engineers appealed on anti-5G Facebook groups, saying they are not involved in mobile networks, and workplace abuse is making it difficult for them to maintain phonelines and broadband.
5G towers have been burned by people falsely blaming them for COVID-19.
5G towers have been burned by people falsely blaming them for COVID-19.
Washing in soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the best way to clean hands. The second-best is a hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol.
Washing in soap and water for at least 20 seconds is the best way to clean hands. The second-best is a hand sanitizer that is at least 60% alcohol.
The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged people to wear face masks and acknowledged that it is difficult to correct earlier messaging that masks do
The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged people to wear face masks and acknowledged that it is difficult to correct earlier messaging that masks do not work for the general public.
Fake news
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Fake news or information disorder is false or misleading information presented as news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue. Although false news has always been spread throughout history, the term fake news was first used in the 1890s when sensational reports in newspapers were common. Nevertheless, the term does not have a fixed definition and has been applied broadly to any type of false information presented as news. It has also been used by high-profile people to apply to any news unfavorable to them. Further, disinformation involves spreading false information with harmful intent and is sometimes generated and propagated by hostile foreign actors, particularly during elections. In some definitions, fake news includes satirical articles misinterpreted as genuine, and articles that employ sensationalist or clickbait headlines that are not supported in the text. Because of this diversity of types of false news, researchers are beginning to favour information disorder as a more neutral and informative term.
Reporters with various forms of "fake news" from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper
Reporters with various forms of "fake news" from an 1894 illustration by Frederick Burr Opper
Roman politician and general Mark Antony killed himself because of misinformation.
Roman politician and general Mark Antony killed himself because of misinformation.
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst caricatured as they urged the U.S. into the Spanish–American War
Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst caricatured as they urged the U.S. into the Spanish–American War
Donald Trump frequently mentioned fake news on Twitter to criticize the media in the United States, including CNN and The New York Times.
Donald Trump frequently mentioned fake news on Twitter to criticize the media in the United States, including CNN and The New York Times.