Dear Pandemic Fights Misinformation on Social Media

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Dear Pandemic was created in March of 2020 by an all-female interdisciplinary team of researchers and clinicians answered questions for anxious friends and family. 

Their goal is to provide the public with facts about COVID-19 in the face of rampant misinformation.  

Dear Pandemic offers:

• Practical advice for daily living 
• What to do with this information in a time of uncertainty?
• Answers to reader questions
• Search or browse previous posts
• Breaking News
• Information Hygiene - Skills to root out good info from the less reputable.
• How to spot misinformation
• How to fight fake news
• Curated list of trusted resources

Dear Pandemic has become a trusted source for journalists, including suggestions for framing info in ways that will be meaningful for the public.  Where punchy headlines induce anxiety, Dear Pandemic seeks to calm frazzled nerves.  They are all about facts!

Want to learn more about Dear Pandemic?

Those Nerdy Girls: Fighting Misinformation via Social Media During the Covid-19 Pandemic (about 1 hour)

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