COVID-19 Disinformation is on the Rise: Here's what we Know

Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Political Violence at a Glance
Abstract

The spread of COVID-19 is being mirrored online by widely-circulated disinformation about the virus. Claims that COVID-19 came from bat soup; that holding your breath for 10 seconds can determine if you have the disease; and that it was manufactured as a bio-weapon (among others) have attracted attention from academic and civil society organizations alike. Major technology companies are ramping up operations to combat the “infodemic” on their platforms.

Citation

Political Violence at a Glance, 2020.

Publication Topic
Politics and Public Opinion
Demographic/Socioeconomic
Country
Publication Type
Policy Report