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The spread of Coronavirus misinformation on social media

We speak to 主播大秀 Trending about tracking the spread of Covid-19 misinformation on social media. Plus we hear listeners鈥� views on the World Service鈥檚 coverage of the pandemic

How difficult is to trace the origins of social media posts containing Coronavirus misinformation? We talk to the 主播大秀 Trending team about how one particular post went viral. Plus: Listeners tell us what they think about coverage of the pandemic on the 主播大秀 World Service.

Presenter: Rajan Datar.
Producer: Simon Jarvis.

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9 minutes

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Sun 5 Apr 2020 14:50GMT
主播大秀 World Service Europe and the Middle East

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  • Sat 4 Apr 2020 08:50GMT
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  • Sun 5 Apr 2020 14:50GMT
    主播大秀 World Service Europe and the Middle East

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