COVID-19 INFODEMICS : A report on the current state of (dis-)information Manlio De Domenico & Pierluigi Sacco
.-- CoMuNe Lab 2020
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The outbreak due to SARS-CoV-2 hit 85 countries worldwide. According to WHO (Situation report 13, 2 Feb 2020), the 2019-nCoV outbreak and response has been accompanied by a massive ‘infodemic’ - an over-abundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it