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Differentiating authentic information and misinformation amid COVID 19 threat

Post by : Anupma Singh,MarCom Specialist in General on Apr 01, 2020
Tune into any news channel today and you are sure to be bombarded with news of COVID-19, which originated in Wuhan city in China. The virus was identified in December of the year 2019. The medical name of COVID-19 is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). And, the deadly disease it leads to is called COVID-19.

The whole humanity is scared of this fatal disease and only remedy of the disease is to take precaution. As such, taking sufficient, authentic and useful information to the masses is very important. However, with so much of information as everyone is talking about it, it becomes of paramount importance to check the source and authenticity of the news on this global pandemic.

Considering everything, it becomes even more important to educate ourselves and find information on the novel coronavirus COVID-19 which is authentic and reliable. This is important both if you are educating yourself, as well as, trying to educate the mass.

Wading through the flood of information to filter misinformation and fake news

Novel coronavirus COVID-19 is making inroads in cities and towns alike. It is very important in the interest of humankind to curtail its spread. With the virus, various baseless conspiracy theories are also making inroads deep into the world wide web. And, social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube etc. are no exception. Efforts are being made to stop the spread of fake news on these platforms but this is not easy at all.

Your responsibility in finding proper information on COVID-19

In the present scenario and against a formidable enemy known as COVID-19, it is your responsibility to try and spot reliable news and information on COVID-19! To do so, you should be looking for sites on the web that:

? make sure to provide opinions of subject matter experts who rely on scientific bases
? are owned by different government departments and organizations like WHO

SlidesFinder.com is one such site with content contributed by subject matter experts in the form of PowerPoint presentations and blogs/articles etc.

Conclusion

To deal with COVID-19, it’s of paramount importance to look for reliable information. Differentiate a reliable piece of information out of the flood of information overwhelming us.

Because of the spread of COVID-19 global pandemic, SlidesFinder.com has come up with some useful free resources for professionals who are in the forefront fighting this disease.

For more on the novel coronavirus COVID-19, please see SlidesFinder.com’s Coronavirus Resource Center.