How to spot bad information

Here is a very helpful article by Dr Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris in The Spinoff regarding misinformation and disinformation.

Their red flags for how to spot bad information are particularly well-summarised. Bad information will:

• downplay COVID-19 and the pandemic
• focus on survival rate
• ignore long COVID
• emphasise individual freedom
• try to sell you something
• push simple cures/treatments
• make you feel fearful or angry.

“Good information put out to help you make an informed choice won’t make you feel scared or angry. It’ll make you feel empowered.”