Misinformation Tools and Resources
Misinformation is “information that is false, inaccurate, or misleading” that is not necessarily created with the intention to mislead and is oftentimes referred to as accidental, although this is difficult to verify. By contrast, disinformation is “information that is false or inaccurate, and that was created with a deliberate intention to mislead people.” (Pennycook and Rand, 2020).
Misinformation Dashboards
CanCOVID is collaborating with the Ryerson Social Media Lab at the Ted Rogers School of Management to house and share their COVIDGlobal and COVIDGeo misinformation dashboards, and highlight for researchers how this valuable information might be used in further research and knowledge translation. The dashboards track and visualize debunked coronavirus claims from hundreds of trusted fact-checkers from around the world. It is part of the covid19misinfo.org portal, a rapid response project by the Ryerson Social Media Lab funded in part by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research and the World Health Organization. We will be using these dashboards to create a series of infographics which will highlight the latest data found on misinformation. As we will be publishing them on a monthly basis, we encourage you to visit our page again to see the next installment.
COVIDGlobal Misinformation Dashboard
The COVIDGlobal Misinformation dashboard tracks and visualizes debunked coronavirus claims from hundreds of trusted fact-checkers from around the world, including AFP Fact Check, BOOM Live, and Aos Fatos.
COVIDGeo Misinformation Dashboard
The COVIDGeo Misinformation dashboard tracks and visualizes debunked coronavirus claims that mention, or are associated with, a specific geographic location.
