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UNESCO battles COVID-19 ‘disinfodemic’

False information campaigns about the coronavirus pandemic are a “grave danger” to many people’s lives around the world, UNESCO warned.

By Arete News - April 13, 2020

An offering of German periodicals in early February reflect the fight against fake news and conspiracy theories (AN/photoheuristic.info)

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