The Centre for Internet and Society - Rumours, Misinformation and Self-Verification of Facts in the Age of COVID-19

Our partners from the Centre for Internet & Society in India wonder themselves whether the use of an official chatbot to advance ‘right information’ is the most efficient way to handle misinformation?. In a recent example, a ministry released advisories on how homeopathy can prevent the coronavirus infection, which was proved to be false by many scientific sources. This heightens the problem of fake news or the spread of i.e. incorrect information as it comes from an official source.

Link: https://cis-india.org/internet-governance/blog/rumours-misinformation-and-self-verification-of-facts-in-the-age-of-covid-19