Types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation

REPORT & WEBSITE 

A Reuters Institute factsheet identifying some of the main types of misinformation shared during the COVID-19 pandemic

“In this factsheet we identify some of the main types, sources, and claims of COVID-19 misinformation seen so far. We analyse a sample of 225 pieces of misinformation rated false or misleading by fact-checkers and published in English between January and the end of March 2020, drawn from a collection of fact-checks maintained by First Draft.” – Reuters Institute.