A Check Global Report

2020 Misinfodemic Report: COVID-19 in Emerging Economies

Misinfodemic: when online misinformation contributes to real-world disease. In the coming months, Meedan will publish eight pieces of reporting and analysis in an effort to map the anatomy of the global COVID-19 information ecosystem.

PART ONE

Public Trust and the Pandemic

In some countries, an erosion of public trust has set a stage for confusion and information chaos during the COVID-19 pandemic.

False health information in Kenya

Africa Check

June 23, 2020

April 21, 2022

How a volcanic eruption frames the pandemic in the Philippines

Ellen Tordesillas, Merinette Retona and Celine Isabelle Samson

August 13, 2020

April 21, 2022

PART TWO

Informal Information Leaders

Individuals are turning to informal and unofficial sources of health information, such as online forums, religious leaders and private messaging apps.