First Draft News, the anti-misinformation education organization, refers to COVID-19 as a "data deficit," which they define as a situation in which demand for content exceeds the supply of credible information. This makes it hard for journalists to answer the public’s cries for up-to-date, relevant coronavirus news.
First Draft created a special section on COVID-19 in its Basic Toolkit for verification. ONA quickly published a COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook and SPJ’s Journalist’s Toolbox maintains its own page of resources for fact-checking coronavirus information. Using these guides and a few select tools can help journalists verify facts and fight misinformation.
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