Now the study results are in: "There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care”.
Allowing fake news and snake oil myths to spread across social media can cost lives, period.
But there’s a simple thing platforms can do — urgently add a “report Covid-19 misinformation” feature on all coronavirus posts so people can easily flag false information. They already do this for voting information — it’s time they do it now when lives are at stake.
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More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study
AP. 21 April 2020.
AP. 21 April 2020.
Social media companies won't take this simple step to address coronavirus misinformation
National Observer. 24 March 2020.
National Observer. 24 March 2020.