WHO is leading the effort to slow the spread of the 2019 corona virus disease (COVID-19)
outbreak. But a global epidemic of misinformation—spreading rapidly through social media
platforms and other outlets—poses a serious problem for public health.“We're not just
fighting an epidemic; we're fighting an infodemic”, said WHO Director-General Tedros
Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Munich Security Conference on Feb 15. Immediately after
COVID-19 was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, WHO's risk …