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The spread of Coronavirus misinformation on social media
We speak to Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Trending about tracking the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media. Plus we hear listeners’ views on the World Service’s coverage of the pandemic
How difficult is to trace the origins of social media posts containing Coronavirus misinformation? We talk to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Trending team about how one particular post went viral. Plus: Listeners tell us what they think about coverage of the pandemic on the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service.
Presenter: Rajan Datar.
Producer: Simon Jarvis.
Last on
Sun 5 Apr 2020
14:50GMT
Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service Europe and the Middle East
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- Sat 4 Apr 2020 08:50GMTÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service except Australasia, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East & South Asia
- Sat 4 Apr 2020 17:50GMTÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service UK DAB/Freeview, News Internet, Online & East Asia only
- Sun 5 Apr 2020 01:50GMTÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service
- Sun 5 Apr 2020 14:50GMTÂ鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú World Service Europe and the Middle East
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