Twitter clamps down on coronavirus hoaxes and fake ‘experts’

Twitter clamps down on coronavirus hoaxes and fake ‘experts’  EngadgetTwitter broadly bans any COVID-19 tweets that could help the virus spread  TechCrunchTwitter will require users to remove tweets that could increase the spread of coronavirus  CNETCoronavirus pandemic fake news  eNCAView Full coverage on Google News

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Habari Zinazoendana

5 years ago

The Guardian

11 Apr

The cure for fake news: how to read about the coronavirus

The cure for fake news: how to read about the coronavirus  The Guardian6 new coronaviruses discovered in bats  Livescience.comCOVID-19 vaccine: Could human challenge trials speed up the process?  FirstpostHere's how your body gains immunity to coronavirus  The GuardianNIH begins study to quantify undetected cases of coronavirus infection  National Institutes of HealthView Full coverage on Google News

 

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The Citizen Daily

27 Mar

Police holding couple over spread of fake coronavirus information

Police holding couple over spread of fake coronavirus information  The Citizen Daily

 

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BBC

03 Apr

Coronavirus in Africa: Debunking fake news and myths around Covid-19

BBC Africa's Joice Etutu tackles myths around Covid-19 that are being shared online on the continent.

 

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The Verge

20 Mar

Twitter won’t remove irresponsible Elon Musk tweet about coronavirus

Twitter won’t remove irresponsible Elon Musk tweet about coronavirus  The VergeElon Musk Says on Twitter That His Factories Will Make Ventilators if Coronavirus Causes a Shortage  EntrepreneurTesla will take temperatures of Fremont factory employees and hand out masks, internal email says  CNBCTesla to temporarily suspend production at Fremont factory  KRON4Here’s what it will take for Tesla’s stock to recover from the coronavirus selloff  MarketWatchView Full coverage on Google...

 

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Forbes

26 Feb

Coronavirus Misinformation Is Spreading On Social Media. Will Facebook And Twitter React?

Coronavirus Misinformation Is Spreading On Social Media. Will Facebook And Twitter React?  ForbesSigns of digital drain that show you need a social media detox)  Metro.co.ukView Full coverage on Google News

 

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BBC

12 Apr

Push-ups to fake guests: Curious African coronavirus moments

Free buses, a mock wedding, hands-free taps and round-robin poetry are part of life under lockdown.

 

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CNBC

08 Apr

Twitter CEO sets aside $1 billion in Square equity for charity, coronavirus relief

Twitter CEO sets aside $1 billion in Square equity for charity, coronavirus relief  CNBCJack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion To Fight Coronavirus  ForbesJack Dorsey Pledges $1 Billion of Square Stake for Virus Relief  BloombergJack Dorsey pledges $1 billion in Square stock to coronavirus pandemic relief  MarketWatch'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy' Poster: Rajasthan HC Quashes FIR Against Twitter CEO  The WireView Full coverage on Google News

 

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BBC

17 Apr

Coronavirus fake news: Kenyan woman 'killed off' by false WhatsApp rumour

Elsie Kubie is alive and well, but a post using her photo wrongly claimed she had died of Covid-19.

 

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The Citizen Daily

07 Mar

Tanzania: Health minister refutes ‘fake news’ report on coronavirus case

Tanzania: Health minister refutes ‘fake news’ report on coronavirus case  The Citizen Daily

 

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