On April 27 WHO website published an article ‘Fighting misinformation in the time of COVID-19, one click at a time’ which writes in its opening “Acting on the wrong information can kill. In the first 3 months of 2020, nearly 6 000 people around the globe were hospitalized because of coronavirus misinformation. During this period, researchers say at least 800 people may have died due to misinformation related to COVID-19.” It writes further “WHO has teamed up with the United Kingdom Government to create and distribute content to combat the spread of misinformation through a series of communication campaigns.” Currently, along with many countries of the world we are undergoing the third wave COVID-19 pandemic. If you remember the time government announced presence of Corona Virus; people started sharing local treatments, suggestions, and views for corona virus treatment. Interestingly with announcement of existence of Corona Virus cases in the country, the same day remedies came out of the box. Social media got tremendously occupied with flow of misinformation on the topic. To the extent, many of the social media users shared the remedies without confirming the viability of the information. However, we have seen through researches these remedies and therapies … Continue reading Misinformation, Ambiguity and Information Literacy