"As the novel coronavirus has reached nearly every country on earth, there has
also been mass circulation of falsehoods that have spread as fast as the virus
itself. These lies have helped pave the path for the infection, and they have
sewn mayhem in how societies are responding to the pandemic.
Recognizing the danger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres
has warned that “our enemy is also the growing surge of misinformation”.
The World Health Organization has described - as a “second disease”
accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic - an “infodemic”, which is “an overabundance of information – some accurate and some not – that makes it hard
for people to find trustworthy sources and reliable guidance when they need it”.
Journalism is key to supplying credible information within the wider “infodemic”,
and to combating the myths and rumours. Without it, false content can run
rampant.

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