Reporting on Covid-19 Scams

Report False Information on Social Platforms

How to mark a Facebook post as false news:

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To mark a post as false news:

1. Click  next to the post you'd like to mark as false.
2. Click Find support or report post.
3. Click False News, then click Next.
4. Click Done.

To report a post as false information on Instagram:

1. Tap  (iOS) or(Android) above the post.
2. Tap Report.
3. Tap False information.
4. Tap Send.

Click on the following links to report fakery on: 

• LinkedIn, 
• TikTok, and 
• WhatsApp 

(all the above links were found via the WHO page on this subject)

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Is the Coronavirus a scam let out by the Chinese government to control people?

from Quora 23 August 2020:

Jeff Diver

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just now

retired reference assistant at Cornell University Library

Jesse-Flynn,

No.

It is not a very good “scam” by anyone, as Covid-19 cannot be targeted against your enemies. However, it must be said unmasked #Trump Worshipers have demonstrated that they are pretty good at infecting each other with more than just evil lies during their Services! What are “friends” for, anyway?

No need to convey conspiracy theories like this! Here are some real, rather than imaginary Covid-19 scams:[1][2][3] [4]

-Jeff

Footnotes

[1] Coronavirus Advice for Consumers

[2] Fraud Alert: COVID-19 SCAMS

[3] https://www.self.inc/info/coronavirus-scams/

[4] Coronavirus Scams - Beware Fake Claims, Phony Websites

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