Tag - Whatsapp

Misleading WhatsApp message questions Pfizer vaccine efficacy

March 6, 2021

A recent WhatsApp message presented a series of arguments discrediting the claimed 95% efficacy of Pfizer vaccine. The message is partly correct, but it is...

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100 fake COVID-19 WhatsApp forwards that we almost believed

December 6, 2020

The spread of dubious claims and false information during the coronavirus outbreak has been rapid on the popular messaging platform – WhatsApp. Here...

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Analysing social media response to COVID-19 misinformation

July 5, 2020

Social media platforms are under constant pressure to regulate misinformation. We analysed how the three most popular social media platforms are tackling fake...