Be Careful Where You Get Your News about Coronavirus



There is all news of the latest and fatal virus detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The virus is also known as extreme acute corona viral syndrome (SARS-CoV-2), which is referred to as COVID-19, a disorder that it induces. As we already come to know about this virus effects deadly on health.

How is the current knowledge about a situation that is changing rapidly? The accessibility of the internet is impossible to solve and we know that a lot of valuable and accurate knowledge can be found online. Yet a lot of disinformation is visible too. The challenge is to figure out when.

Why you need to know about this New virus

There is a well-deserved fear about this rapidly spreading virus. Statistics of diseases and deaths are deeply sobering in this report worldwide. The numbers are sadly likely to rise because attempts to curb their spread rapidly have been insufficient. Therefore, to get accurate intelligence about what is happening and figure out what you can do to defend yourself is especially important.

Beware: Misinformation is Rampant

The conspiracy theories as well as unfounded arguments about it has since risen as the numbers of individuals and nations hit by this new virus. There were a series of inaccurate and deceptive reports on the social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.
  •  Facebook users were shared with almost 5,000 by a joke claiming that the US government developed and licensed a coronavirus vaccine years earlier.
  • The baseless argument is that' Oregano Oil Effects Against Coronavirus.'
  •  A False statement that' Coronavirus is a laboratory-generated virus'
  • Unfounded guidelines on illness control and hot food avoidance while consuming vitamin C.
  • Unproven ' non-medical immune boosters ' sales to help people avoid 2019-nCoV.
  • A video of needless advice on stopping new coronavirus infection by improvements to your diet (e.g. by eliminating cold beverages, milkshakes or ice cream). This video, demonstrating how a parasite worm is extracted from a person's mouth, is long-standing and has little to do with the virus.
  • Dangerous plans to treat coronavirus contamination by swallowing bleach and snorting cocaine.


Facebook seeks to check posts, mark obviously fake comments and reduce their rating so they show less prominently. The business has also taken steps to restrict or mark disinformation on Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok. Nonetheless, it is nearly impossible to capture all of them, particularly because some are more difficult to find in private social media communities.



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