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A study conducted by the Global Disinformation Index and De La Salle University has found that online news media in the Philippines is at a moderate level of disinformation risk driven mainly by “operational shortcomings.”
Hindi lamang sakit at kamatayan sa milyun-milyon tao sa buong mundo ang dala ng COVID-19 pandemic. Hatid din nito ang labis-labis na mali at hindi totoong impormasyon tungkol sa sakit, na naging mas mapinsala dahil sa kanilang pagiging viral sa social media.
Hindi lamang isang hamon sa mga institusyong medikal at mga sistema ng pangangalaga ng kalusugan ang pagsiklab ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ngayong taon kundi isang pasaning socioeconomic na malubhang nakakaapekto sa lahat ng mga sektor ng lipunan, lalo na sa pinakamahirap.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought upon sickness and death to millions around the world. It has also led to the overabundance of mis- and disinformation related to the disease, made even more damaging by their virality on social media.
The outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) this year came not only as a challenge to medical institutions and health care systems, but also as a socioeconomic burden gravely affecting all sectors of society, especially the poorest.