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Coronavirus conspiracy theories and social media rumours linked to 800 deaths worldwide – SBS News
The study found misinformation, rumours and conspiracy theories were being spread in 25 different languages across 87 different countries.
Coronavirus conspiracy theories spread on social media in dozens of different languages have been linked to hundreds of deaths across the globe, a new study has found.
The study, published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, found approximately 800 people had died and 5,800 had been hospitalised due to COVID-19 misinformation spread online.
It found misinformation, rumours and conspiracy theories were being spread in 25 different languages across 87 different countries.
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