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COVID ‐19 and misinformation
Author(s) -
Niemiec Emilia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.15252/embr.202051420
Subject(s) - covid-19 , misinformation , pandemic , coronavirus infections , virology , betacoronavirus , biology , computational biology , computer science , outbreak , medicine , computer security , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
Social media companies have resorted to censorship to suppress misinformation about the COVID ‐19 pandemic. This is not the most prudent solution though given the uncertainties about the disease.