VOA Our Voices 334: Fact vs Fiction: Combatting the COVID-19 "Infodemic"
Countries around the world, including the U.S., are falling short of their vaccinations targets due to low uptake of vaccines. In July 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden said Facebook and other social media platforms are “killing people” by enabling the spread of misinformation about vaccine dangers and blaming twelve people know as the “Disinformation Dozen." On this week’s edition of “Our Voices, we will look at the COVID 19 “infodemic’ and how misinformation, myths and rumors about the vaccine have spread as quickly as the disease itself and break down fact from fiction surrounding the pandemic.
Episodes
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January 10, 2025
Our Voices 702: African fact-checkers combat misinformation
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January 03, 2025
Our Voices 701: Setting a vision for success
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December 27, 2024
Our Voices 651: 2024 in review
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December 20, 2024
Our Voices 650: Africans in the diaspora investing back home
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December 13, 2024
Our Voices 649: The fight against Gender Based Violence
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December 06, 2024
Our Voices 648: Unfair laws foment gender inequality in Africa