Canada allots USD 1.1 million to fight COVID-19 misinformation

Nov 17, 2020

Ottawa [Canada], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Canada is contributing USD 1.15 million towards fighting misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic, Global Affairs Canada said in a...

Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for COVID-19 misinformation

Jan 02, 2022

Washington [US], January 3 : Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended an account of US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, for "repeated violations" of the company's...

Facebook executive blames society, not social networks for COVID-19 misinformation

Dec 13, 2021

Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Society, not social networks, is to blame for COVID-19 misinformation, Andrew Bosworth, a key executive at Facebook, said in...

Karnataka: Govt order bars doctors from spreading misinformation about Covid-19

Jan 18, 2022

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 18 : Kerala government on Tuesday restricted medical practitioners from spreading incomplete, inaccurate, and unsubstantiated information about COVID-19 to the...

Prince Harry slams Joe Rogan for spreading COVID-19 vaccination misinformation

May 14, 2021

Washington [US], May 14 : The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry has stepped forward to call out American comedian Joe Rogan for spreading misinformation...

Study finds social media use increases belief in Covid-19 misinformation

Dec 14, 2020

Washington [US], December 14 : The more people rely on social media as their primary news source the more likely they are to believe...