Throughout this COVID situation, people need pieces of information to protect themselves. Many experts are trying to give people accurate information, but there are some disturbances. The misinformation spread through social media.
“Of the 21,000 individuals surveyed across the nation between Aug. 7 and 26, 28% of Snapchat users, 23% of Instagram users and 25% Wikipedia users believed inaccurate claims.Of the 8% surveyed who received news from Facebook Messenger in the previous 24 hours, 26% were likely to believe a false claim. For the 4% who used WhatsApp, it was 31%. In contrast, the lowest levels of misperceptions emerged for those who received news about the pandemic from local television news, news websites or apps, and community newspapers (11% in each case).”(news.northwestern.edu)
To be a smart user of social media, people need to use their ability to choose what to trust and what not to trust. Beliving in false information doesn’t just make you in a dangerous situation, but also the people around you. Here are some trustable websites that you can gather true pieces of information.
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COVID 19 Dashboard
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COVID 19 Official Information