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Inside the battle to counteract the COVID-19 'infodemic'

Marni Bailey, a worker at a nearby group home for the elderly, uses her mobile phone as she stands in line outside Riverside University High School to cast a ballot during the presidential primary election held amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Daniel Acker - RC2XZF97MAX6

Media and tech organizations are rapidly trying to curb the spread of COVID-19 myths online. Image: REUTERS/Daniel Acker

Farah Lalani
Global Vice President, Trust and Safety Policy, Teleperformance
Juraj Majcin
Intern - Media, Entertainment and Culture: Global Digital Safety, World Economic Forum
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