WHAT SHOULD JOURNALISTS DO TO COUNTER MISINFORMATION.
After the launch of United Nations (UN) Verified Campaign on May 21, 2020, these two memorable quotes could be helpful to the media as we seek to combat misinformation about migration and refugees
“FLOOD INTERNET WITH FACT AND SCIENCE WHILE COUNTERING THE GROWING SCOURGE OF MISINFORMATION-A POISON THAT IS PUTTING EVEN MORE LIVES AT RISK”-
“AS THE WORLD FIGHTS #COVID19, WE ARE ALSO FIGHTING AN EPIDEMIC OF HARMFUL FALSEHOODS AND LIES…FALSEHOODS ARE FILLING THE AIRWAVES. WILD CONSPIRACY THEORIES ARE INFECTING THE INTERNET. HATRED IS GOING VIRAL, STIGMATIZING AND VILIFYING PEOPLE AND GROUPS. THE WORLD MUST UNITE AGAINST THIS DISEASE, TOO.”
-UN SECRETARY GENERAL
-ANTONIO GUTERRES .