In the past eight months, we recorded 403 independent COVID-19 misinformation narratives in the region. In Egypt, false rumors claimed that newspaper presses were stopped and schools were turned into field hospitals. Again in Algeria, social media users falsely claimed that the state had instituted a moratorium on marriages. In Tunisia, a video circulating on social media eventually made it to the news outlet Anahwa.com. A common trope in COVID-19 misinformation narratives appears to be that other countries are praising a given country's response.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 07, 2020 09:56 UTC