PETALING JAYA: The public should go to legitimate news sources on Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) instead of relying on social media, says moderation advocate Anas Zubedy. “It has become the new norm for people to share with others on social media without checking the information first and this has been the case with the coronavirus. He also lamented that sharing unverified news on social media has led to the spread of fake news. “One way to mitigate the problem is to have daily and formal updates from legitimate news sources. A special segment on the portal is dedicated to the latest information debunking fake news on Covid-19.

Source: The Star February 13, 2020 00:00 UTC