Coronavirus misinformation is widespread, according to new

report that calls it an 'infodemic'

A new analysis examines the online conversation on

coronavirus.

By Fergal Gallagher and Benjamin Bell

April 23, 2020, 5:01 AM

"A new report from network analysis firm Graphika concludes that Twitter is awash with novel coronavirus-related misinformation, some of which is being promoted by far right, anti-vaccination and pro-Kremlin online communities.

"You have this kind of convergence of health conspiracies, political conspiracies and technology conspiracies, which I think is particularly concerning," said Melanie Smith of Graphika, an artificial intelligence film that studies online communities.

Smith, a cyber intelligence analyst, co-authored the report, entitled "The COVID-19 'Infodemic.'"

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The report title echoes a comment by the director-general of the World Health Organization, who said in February that the world is not only fighting the coronavirus epidemic, but also an "infodemic.""

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