Carlotta Dotto, a data journalist at First Draft, discusses her investigation into polio-related misinformation on social media & how it impacted efforts to eradicate polio in Pakistan, one of just two countries where polio is still endemic. She goes onto share how health misinformation can spread so quickly and what social media companies can do to combat COVID-19 misinformation.

Resources:
https://firstdraftnews.org/long-form-article/first-draft-case-study-understanding-the-impact-of-polio-vaccine-disinformation-in-pakistan/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/25/fox-news-hannity-coronavirus-misinformation/
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/06/27/Fighting-COVID-19-coronavirus-vaccine-misinformation/stories/202006170059