CCEMS COVID 19 Podcast 6 Combating Misinformation - a podcast by Cypress Creek

In this episode, Steven Beesley, Samuel Kordik and Lynne Singleton discuss how to spot misinformation on social media and online and how to get better information sources.

• How to evaluate claims you see online: SIFT
  
  Stop and don't accept or share the claim until you've validated it.
  
  Investigate the source
  
  Find better coverage
  
  Trace claims, quotes, and media to the original context
  
  


• How to get reliable information:
  
  Official sources: HC Public health, HC OEM, Texas DSHS, CDC, WHO
  
  Known, vetted sources on Twitter (infectious disease list!)
  
  Information from CCEMS
  
  

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