The EU has seen a surge of disinformation surrounding the Covid19 pandemic. Fake news, both online and offline, is shared every day, blurring the lines between fact and fiction amid the coronavirus crisis.

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Tackling Disinformation on Covid19

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Today, across Europe,  a new virus is spreading.

Fake news and disinformation about coronavirus.

The Internet is awash with Covid19  conspiracy theories and false claims like:

“The EU is doing nothing for people suffering from Coronavirus”.

The European Union has no mandate  when it comes to healthcare,

The EU has put forward aid packages for research

and to reduce the social and economic toll  that coronavirus is taking.

As well as threatening our health  by spreading unproven remedies,

disinformation undermines trust in our democracy.

to stop the spread of fake news about Covid19.

The companies have pledged to combat falsehoods  about the pandemic

Members of Parliament have voiced their concerns

about the dangers of the rise in fake news.

has gathered hundreds of cases where pro-Kremlin actors

have been using the crisis to sow division in the EU.

The media has reported that Chinese officials  are also trying to exploit the crisis.

Just like coronavirus, it's everyone's responsibility

the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

as well as other official, reliable sources,