Health officials and technology businesses are attempting to fight misinformation about the new, fast-spreading coronavirus. Social media has been a major source of false information since the virus was first identified last month in Wuhan, China. This week, the World Health Organization, or WHO, said that worldwide reporting on the crisis had led to “a massive infodemic.” The organization noted an explosion of information that has made it difficult for people to find trustworthy sources and dependable guidance. The misinformation included one claim on Facebook that drinking bleach can cure a coronavirus infection. Another stated, China’s Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs." Another report falsely claimed that vaccines for the virus had already been manufactured.
Title: Technology Companies, Health Officials Fight Coronavirus Misinformation
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/cor.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Technology Companies, Health Officials Fight Coronavirus Misinformation' data-article-id='4456'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12708'>Health officials and technology businesses are attempting to fight misinformation about the new, fast-spreading coronavirus.</span> <span data-start-time='12708' data-end-time='25208'>Social media has been a major source of false information since the virus was first identified last month in Wuhan, China.</span> <span data-start-time='25208' data-end-time='38667'>This week, the World Health Organization, or WHO, said that worldwide reporting on the crisis had led to “a massive infodemic.”</span> <span data-start-time='38667' data-end-time='50500'>The organization noted an explosion of information that has made it difficult for people to find trustworthy sources and dependable guidance.</span> <span data-start-time='50500' data-end-time='61958'>The misinformation included one claim on Facebook that drinking bleach can cure a coronavirus infection.</span> <span data-start-time='61958' data-end-time='79729'>Another stated, China’s Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs."</span> <span data-start-time='79729' data-end-time='87729'>Another report falsely claimed that vaccines for the virus had already been manufactured.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/coro.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14379 data-hint-location='61958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/what_does_covert_mean.wav'>What does covert mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='done in a secret way'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/source_of_a_virus.wav'><span>source of a virus</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/done_in_a_secret_way.wav'><span>done in a secret way</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/explosion_of_information.wav'><span>explosion of information</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/dependable_guidance.wav'><span>dependable guidance</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14380 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/what_are_officials_attempting_to_fight.wav'>What are officials attempting to fight?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='misinformation'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/misinformation.wav'><span>misinformation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/new_vaccines.wav'><span>new vaccines</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/technology_businesses.wav'><span>technology businesses</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/trustworthy_sources.wav'><span>trustworthy sources</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14381 data-hint-location='12708' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/social_media_is_a_major_source_of__blank_.wav'>Social media is a major source of <span class='blank'>false information</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='false information'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/biological_weapons.wav'><span>biological weapons</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/reports_of_explosions.wav'><span>reports of explosions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/false_information.wav'><span>false information</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/social_anxiety.wav'><span>social anxiety</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Sound Name: https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3915/cor.wav
Preview
