Write 200-400 words about your thoughts and ideas about fake news in the age of corona virus.
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t has become fashionable to panic about fake news whenever huge stories emerge. A few days ago, 10 Downing Street brought in the UK bosses of major technology firms to make clear they have a role in fighting misinformation.
The evidence suggests there is some of it about. Claims that it is a chemical weapon, a giant hoax, or cured by garlic have all probably been seen by millions. But as ever with the now common panics about fake news, things are much more complicated than generally understood.
Much of the fake news is spreading through private forums - whether chat rooms online or on Whats App, a platform for encrypted messages. Some of these messages clearly come from disreputable websites, such as the disgraceful Info Wars, which has linked the response to corona virus to some kind of malign plot by Bill Gates. If you look to Info wars for reliable information, your judgement isn't up to much.
Moreover, a significant chunk of the supposedly fake news is actually just badly edited material which is then used on social media to confirm the prejudices of those who see it.
Perhaps the biggest hoax within the fake news panic, however, is that this shows you can't trust the media.
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