Covid 19 Misinformation

Facebook, Twitter remove Donal Trump's video post where he says children are 'almost immune' to COVID-19

Facebook and Twitter said that Donald Trump's claim amounted to "misinformation."

Coronavirus Outbreak: Discourse of COVID-19 related misinformation has changed to Muslims and religion, finds research

A study has found that two categories of misinformation have been rising consistently due to a visible increase in stories around the coronavirus outbreak and Muslims, and police brutality.

Facebook says it removed 4.7 million posts connected to hate organisations in Q1 2020

The company also said it put warning labels on about 50 million pieces of content related to COVID-19.

Twitter launches labels, warnings on misleading COVID-19 information

Twitter's new labels will provide links to more information in cases where the risk of harm from the tweet is not severe enough to be removed but people could be confused or misled.

TikTok introduces in-app feature to curb spread of misinformation amid COVID–19 pandemic

TikTok has also said that it will be inviting partners to submit proposals for a misinformation research grant of $50,000.

YouTube expands fact-check feature to US video searches during COVID-19 pandemic

YouTube says over a dozen US publishers are participating in its fact-checking network, including The Dispatch, FactCheck.org, PolitiFact and The Washington Post Fact Checker.