Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation
In this RISJ factsheet we identify some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation seen so far. We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by factcheckers and published in English between January and the end of March 2020, drawn from a collec...
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| description | In this RISJ factsheet we identify some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation seen so far. We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by factcheckers and published in English between January and the end of March 2020, drawn from a collection of fact-checks maintained by First Draft News. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:178db677-fa8b-491d-beda-4bacdc9d70692024-11-12T16:39:24ZTypes, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformationReporthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_93fcuuid:178db677-fa8b-491d-beda-4bacdc9d7069EnglishSymplectic ElementsReuters Institute for the Study of Journalism2020Brennen, JSSimon, FMHoward, PNNielsen, RKIn this RISJ factsheet we identify some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation seen so far. We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by factcheckers and published in English between January and the end of March 2020, drawn from a collection of fact-checks maintained by First Draft News. |
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