Cape Town - The proliferation of "fake news" and misinformation on Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdown are skewing the narrative on the disease and fight against it, communication and health experts say.
On news of his alleged passing, Sooliman cautioned against gossip and the tarnishing of people's reputation when forwarding unverified information. “There's a school of thought that argues we should not refer to fake news, because it gives fake the status of news, whereas it must simply be fake information or disinformation."
Director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town, Professor Herman Wasserman, said there are various reasons why people tend to share misinformation.
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