Agenda
The power of viral misinformation and fake news in COVID-19
16:35-16:55
Description
As a coronavirus continues to infect an increasing amount of people worldwide, experts are fighting the spread of another contagion, misinformation. It can lead to dangerous health outcomes when there’s no trusted source of truth, from increased infections to bleach ingestion. In this webinar you will learn how false claims about COVID can impact us, what are the main challenges with fact checking, and why is there a need for a universal fact checking knowledge base.
SPEAKERS

Daveed Benjamin
American technologist and children’s writer

David Seoane
Programme Manager at FundingBox