WHO, Facebook launch campaign in Africa to spot fake Covid-19 and vaccine news

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Facebook on Monday launched a new campaign in African countries to help people spot fake news on Covid-19 and the vaccines.

The campaign, launched in partnership with the World Health Organization is called ‘Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation’ and was rolled out in English and French.

“During the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, we’ll continue working with industry experts and people on our platforms to ensure we’re aggressively tackling misinformation, and giving people additional resources to scrutinise content they see online, helping them decide what to read, trust and share.” Last month, Facebook announced a worldwide campaign to promote “authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines” aimed at working to “remove false vaccine claims, reduce distribution of inaccurate health information, and inform people about effective vaccine delivery”.

 

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