Countering Misinformation in a Crisis: Making Sense of Science
Channel: MetcalfInstitute
Date: 2020-05-06

This webinar is the fnal in a four-part series, COVID-19 in Context: News Coverage and News Literacy in Uncertain Times, presented in partnership with the News Literacy Project. Because COVID-19 is so new, scientists and medical professionals are still working to answer many basic questions about its spread and treatment. Even as the research advances every day, the scientific uncertainties and unclear communication make it easy to spread misinformation. Inaccurate information has spread so quickly about COVID-19 that some have described this as an “infodemic.” Webinar panelists discuss how to understand these uncertainties and actively counter misinformation. The series is supported in part by The Ruth and Hal Launders Charitable Trust. Learn more at metcalfinstitute.org/covid-19-webinars.