President of Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) Major General (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman on Tuesday said fake news and misinformation are severe deterrence to the progress of any nation.
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Facebook removes Trump post for coronavirus misinformation
AP/UNB, Aug 06 – Facebook has deleted a post from US President Donald Trump’s page for violating its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
Experts say misinformation remains a big challenge
The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh continues to rise creating panic everywhere and so does the misinformation making things harder for all concerned to contain both the pandemic and infodemic, said experts. They also said when rumours, speculations, misinformation…
Covid-19: Misinformation, education and the need for clarity
By Hassnal Noor Rashid The recent explosion of COVID-19 cases in the South East Asian region has contributed to the globally growing pandemic that has impacted our global social order and may have many dramatic unforeseen consequences to come It…
Misinformation in the time of an uncontainable virus
By Samira Sadeque UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 2020 (IPS) – Just a month since the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a public health emergency, it is now taking steps to contain misinformation being spread about the disease. Globally, there…
Web inventor attacks Tories over misinformation
By Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent The inventor of the World Wide Web has accused the Conservatives of spreading misinformation during the general election campaign.
Dictionary.com chooses ‘misinformation’ as word of the year
Misinformation, as opposed to disinformation, was chosen Monday as Dictionary.com’s word of the year on the tattered coattails of “toxic,” picked earlier this month for the same honor by Oxford Dictionaries in these tumultuous times.