UN chief: world faces misinformation epidemic about virus
Source: Associated Press
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
Updated 5:58 pm CDT, Tuesday, April 14, 2020
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world is facing “a dangerous epidemic of misinformation” about COVID-19 and announced a U.N. campaign to flood the internet with facts and science to counter what he called “a poison” that is putting lives at risk.
The U.N. chief decried what he described as a global “misinfo-demic” that is spreading harmful health advice, “snake-oil solutions,” falsehoods, and wild conspiracy theories.
Guterres urged social media organizations to do more to counter the misinformation and to “root out hate and harmful assertions about COVID-19.”
“Hatred is going viral, stigmatizing and vilifying people and groups,” he said in a video statement. “Mutual respect and upholding human rights must be our compass in navigating this crisis.”
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