Request to share the right information about the COVID-19

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This video asks the public to share reputable information about COVID-19.

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    Real-Time Tracking of COVID-19 Rumors Using Community-Based Methods in Côte d’Ivoire

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    Breakthrough ACTION developed a process and technology for systematically collecting, analyzing, and addressing COVID-19 rumors in real-time in Côte d’Ivoire. Rumors were submitted through community-based contributors and collected from callers to the national hotlines and then processed on a cloud-hosted database.

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      The COVID-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation

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      The authors of this article believe that, “the intertwining spreads of the [COVID-19] virus and of misinformation and disinformation require an approach to counteracting deceptions and misconceptions that parallels epidemiologic models by focusing on three elements: real-time surveillance, accurate diagnosis, and rapid response.”

      Source: The COVID-19 Infodemic — Applying the Epidemiologic Model to Counter Misinformation

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        How to separate true information and misinformation

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        This poster, produced by Nepal’s National Health Education, Information and Communication Centre, explains how to distinguish true information and misinformation concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. It also has short blurbs on mask wearing, social (physical) distancing, and hand washing.

        Source: How to separate true information and misinformation

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          Do not spread misinformation

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          This poster, produced by Nepal’s National Health Education, Information and Communication Centre, discourages the public from spreading misinformation about COVID-19. It also has short blurbs on mask wearing, social (physical) distancing, and hand washing.

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            Avoid COVID-19 Related Misinformation

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            This poster, produced by Nepal’s National Health Education, Information and Communication Centre, explains how to avoid misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also has short blurbs on mask wearing, social (physical) distancing, and hand washing.

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              Avoid COVID-19 related misinformation II

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              This poster, produced by Nepal’s National Health Education, Information and Communication Centre, explains how to avoid COVID-19 related misinformation. It also has short blurbs on mask wearing, social (physical) distancing, and hand washing.

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                Infodemics and Infodemiology: A Short History, a Long Future

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                This paper describes the characteristics of an infodemic, which combines an inordinately high volume of information (leading to problems relating to locating the information, storage capacity, ensuring quality, visibility and validity) and rapid output (making it hard to assess its value, manage the gatekeeping process, apply results, track its history, and leading to a waste of effort).

                This is bound up with the collateral growth of misinformation, disinformation and malinformation. Solutions to the problems posed by an infodemic will be sought in improved technology and changed social and regulatory frameworks.

                One solution could be a new trusted top-level domain for health information. The World Health Organization has so far made two unsuccessful attempts to create such a domain, but it is suggested this could be attempted again, in the light of the COVID-19 infodemic experience. The vital role of reliable information in public health should also be explicitly recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals, with explicit targets. All countries should develop knowledge preparedness plans for future emergencies.

                Source: Infodemics and Infodemiology: A Short History, a Long Future

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                  Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context

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                  Internews first developed rumor tracking methodology in 2014 in Liberia, in order to address the deadly Ebola outbreak. Since then, they have implemented rumor tracking as a way to address misinformation during humanitarian crises in numerous countries and contexts, reaching hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries.

                  The rumor tracking methodology includes three parts: Context, Case Studies, and a How To Guide.

                  Source: Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context

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                    Go Viral!

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                    GO VIRAL! is a 5-minute game that helps protect the public against COVID-19 misinformation.

                    The players learn about some of the most common strategies used to spread false and misleading information about the virus. Understanding these tricks allows the public to resist them the next time they come across them online.

                    Source: Go Viral!

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